I was just starting out acting [doing "Airplane"] and wanted to be taken as a professional, not as an athlete doing a cameo.

More whites believe in ghosts than believe in racism.

I had a moment like that with Wilt (Chamberlain). He knocked me out of bounds, I came back and faked him, came across the middle and dunked on him.

I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.

I was getting hot flashes and sweats on a regular basis. That's not normal, even for my age.

There are rap groups that have a positive outlook in their art. These groups should be shown as an alternative to gangsta rap.

Each story, novel, poem and play presents a vision of the world that illuminates the dark cave of life we stumble through. We can see better where we're going, what sudden drop to avoid, where the cool water is running.