I think about never losing my voice, never giving in, never selling out, always keeping black, always sticking to the street. Staying neighborhood and not Hollywood.

Arizona has always been anti-black.

Hillary Clinton could say she was a woman and running for president. And Sarah Palin could say she was a woman and running for vice-president. But Obama couldn't say, 'I'm black and I'm running for president.' It couldn't come out of his mouth. He couldn't say that because, if he did, he'd lose votes.

What does it mean to be too black for Hollywood? It's self-explanatory. Hollywood has certain kinds of blacks that they like.

I have nothing to do with racism in America; it was here when I got here.

A goat's a goat. Whether you sauté or barbeque it, it's still a goat.

A woman can tell me about her having a baby, but I'll never know what it is to have a baby.