Boxing kept me out of the streets, by giving me something to do. And it gave me a father figure in the coach that was there for me. I just reiterated what my mother was trying to teach me about focusing and getting my life together.
Martin LawrenceI don't like forcing comedy and people just trying to do things just to find a funny beat all the time.
Martin LawrenceFor me [in my stand-ups] I do what is from the heart. I do what I relate to, what I can talk about, things that I can define. I don't try to talk about things just because they might be a popular subject. I talk about things I know about.
Martin LawrenceIf I give you two children films then come back and give you an adult film. I just love mixing it up and not being pegged into one specific thing.
Martin Lawrence