I don't have to really be in the 60s. Every time I hail a cab in New York, and they pass me by and pick up the white person, then I get a dose of it. Or when they don't want to take you to Harlem. I grew up with that.

I have a drum set in my dressing room. I play drums to relax and have some fun.

I often find it's just the confidence that makes you sexy, not what your body looks like. It's how you feel about yourself that makes you sexy.

Always follow your own path.

I don't have any regrets. If I could have talked to my 19- or 20-year-old self, I would have said, 'You're going to be fine. It ain't that serious!'

Most people don't have so much talent that they can become a success all their own. We all need people to help us and lift us up.

I have a no-die clause in every movie. The black people can't be dying all the time.