I was fortunate enough to have been raised to a certain point before I got into the race thing. I had other views of what a human is, so I was never able to see racism as the big question. Racism was horrendous, but there were other aspects to life.

If I'm remembered for having done a few good things and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that's plenty.

I was the only Black person on the set. It was unusual for me to be in a circumstance in which every move I made was tantamount to representation of 18 million people.

I"ve learned that I must find positive outlets for anger or it will destroy me.

I think the way I want to think. I live the way I want to live.

I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was... a human being.

I cannot be understood in three minutes.