The person that works the hardest wins.

I believe that my connection, to my higher power, is separate from everybody’s. I don’t believe that the Muslims have all the answers. I don’t believe the Christians have all the answer, or the Jews have all the answers...

Part of being an actor is almost self-hypnosis during those brief moments when the cameras are rolling. You want to actually believe you're Chris Gardner or Muhammad Ali.

I've trained myself to illuminate the things in my personality that are likable and to hide and protect the things that are less likeable.

In black neighborhoods, everybody appreciated comedy about real life. In the white community, fantasy was funnier. I started looking for the jokes that were equally hilarious across the board, for totally different reasons.

Don't chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing and work hard

When I was young, and I'd get A's, I'd get this good feeling of all the things that I could be. And then I'd never became any of them.