I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.

When I was 17, I worked in a mentoring program in Harlem designed to improve the community. That's when I first gained an appreciation of the Harlem Renaissance, a time when African-Americans rose to prominence in American culture. For the first time, they were taken seriously as artists, musicians, writers, athletes, and as political thinkers.

We all had a lot of fun making the film ["Airplane" ], but there weren't a lot of outtakes or cracking up because we all were focused on doing our jobs in a professional manner.

The transition was difficult. It's hard to stop something that you've enjoyed and that has been very rewarding.

During 1866 and 1922, Native Americans and black soldiers often intermingled in the American west, on the frontier.

When I was at UCLA, the Harlem Globetrotters offered me a million dollars to come play for them. I turned it down because my education was just as important as playing ball.

If not shown appreciation, it gets to you.