You just have to smile and breathe. You do the best you can with what you have and that's it.

There is no happiness until the mind is still. The cause of all sickness and sadness is the fluctuation of the mind.

[T]here's nobody Black in charge of anything in Hollywood.

No matter what you're doing, try to work at that task like it's your dream job.

As I get, I give. Giving as you get is critical. It has everything to do with being happy for yourself, and making others happy is the cause of making yourself happy, and it’s the cycle of giving and getting.

If you run a corporation, your job is to maximize the return on investment for your investors. Good for you. But by the same token, we have to remember that corporations have no compassion. That’s why legislation and regulations are necessary.

My wife Kimora once told me while we were watching "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" that it's a vegetarian movie because the way that the woman was screaming, "Aaaahhh," and trying to run away is how every animal you eat reacted at the slaughterhouse.