Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

I bought my parents a home before they died, and they got to see that I was going to be all right. They always thought I would go someplace.

I went to Zimbabwe. I know how white people feel in America now; relaxed! Cause when I heard the police car I knew they weren't coming after me!

When I was in Africa, this voice came to me and said, "Richard, what do you see?" I said, "I see all types of people." The voice said, "But do you see any niggers?" I said, "No." It said, "Do you know why? 'Cause there aren't any."

He's just always positive. He's always smiling and he's always trying.

Movies are movies, and I don't think any of them are going to hurt the moral fiber of America and all that nonsense.

Rosa Parks showed us all that one little person can make a whole bunch of noise without so much as a whisper. She showed the world that the color of your skin shouldn't determine what part of the bus you sit in... as you ride through life.