As a man, I've been representative of the values I hold dear. And the values I hold dear are carryovers from the lives of my parents.

Of all my father's teachings, the most enduring was the one about the true measure of a man. That true measure was how well he provided for his children, and it stuck with me as if it were etched in my brain.

I was a gift to my mother. She was a remarkable person. God or nature, or whatever those forces are, smiled on her, then passed me the best of her.

I was not the kind of a principal player that was so in demand that eight or 10 or 12 scripts came per month.

There is not racial or ethnic domination of hopelessness. It's everywhere.

My father was the quintessential husband and dad.

You don't have to become something you're not to be better than you were.