I can't be a man. But I can embrace the head of a man, the intelligence of a man, the spirit of a man.

I was always trying to make up for my size, to compensate. So to get people to take you seriously, you have to come at things with a great deal of strength. You have to emphasize that the way you are is unusual. That you don't come along every day.

The world is what you make of it, friend. If it doesn’t fit, you make alterations.

It really hit home that my parents felt as though they didn't have to worry anymore. They realized if you could win an Oscar, that was a good sign.

What's it like being opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger? For me? Are you kidding? Maybe if I'm lucky, come up to his navel!

I can't be a man. But I can embrace the head of a man, the intelligence of a man, the spirit of a man.

When I was 16, nobody else talked like me. Nobody else sounded like me.