The constant expansion has diluted the talent. Other than that, it's still the same game.

We don't have selfish guys here, which sometimes leads to problems.

I think a lot of people, if they get the opportunity to do some acting, they think, 'I might be a star.'

I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the time I retired, everybody saw me as a venerable institution. Things do change.

If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and practical goals.