There will be rough nights but joy really does come in the morning.

I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells... Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.

Flying radio-controlled airplanes [is my guiltiest pleasure]. Only God would give me a hobby where I'm looking up to the sky. It's the only time where I am able to focus and concentrate on nothing but looking up. It's a fascinating hobby.

'Madea' is a Southern term. It's short for 'mother dear.' So there are a lot of Madeas out there.

I want to be remembered as a guy who inspired, encouraged and made people laugh.

If you're black, you can't just be ordinary. All successful black people are extraordinary.

I tell people, if you're thinking about suicide, all that stuff I've attempted and thought about it. If you think about it, life gets better. The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.