If you want to appeal to everyone, you can't do a world tour and expect black people to show up at every date - when you're in Australia, when you're in Dubai, when you're in Indonesia.

I performed in a bowling alley before while people were still bowling. Cut the check, and I will perform anywhere.

I can't cook, but I can make a turkey and cheese sandwich like nobody else.

When you're in these movie deals and the studios are talking, they're putting business deals and packages together, but they're making calls based on previous relationships. They go, "Oh, let's call this actor because we did this with him, and he might like him. Does he like him? Let's piece them together." There's a brain behind that puzzle, and I want to be the brain.

The day you stop doing the small things is the day you think you're above everybody else.

Just because your environment or living space changes doesn't mean that your attitude necessarily has to change.

My mom was very strict. She didn't let me watch anything rated R or anything with cussing.