I always keep my head down, working, doing things, moving forward. That's what I've done all my life. Then you stop and realize what you've done.

Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the villages, I heard the real, raw, true rhythms and realised the origins of the old Negro spirituals I grew up with in the South.

Don't slip into the traps, and don't forget about your 'hood, the kids in the 'hood. Remember, you're disposable, so take advantage while you can.

I think the kids today need to hear more about morals and values.

There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry toward religious beliefs... begins.

When my agent told me he had a voice-over job I thought it was a Disney thing.

As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.