He revolutionized music videos. Before Michael Jackson, MTV refused to play African-American artists.

Surprises are good. I'm not of the thinking where you tell the audience everything. Sometimes I don't even want to see the trailers. You see the trailer, you've seen the movie.

I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated.

Amongst black people, you have always heard it said that once a black man reaches a certain level, especially if you are an entertainer, you get a white trophy woman. I didn't make that up.

I always give the example, if you turn on the radio today, black radio, Lenny Kravitz is not black. Bob Marley wasn't black: in the beginning, only white college stations played Bob Marley.

I knew I was never going to play professional sport, but I loved playing and I went to all the games I could afford to.

Everybody does what they want to do for their own specific reasons.