I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.

There's so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father - and how come that's not as newsworthy?

I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.

The first eight years of schooling was with all white people. So that helped me to understand how white people think. I think that transition is what helped me bridge the gap, because that's what my success has really been about: bridging the gap between the black community and the white community.

You can cry, ain't no shame in it.

In my mind, I've always been an A-list Hollywood superstar. Y'all just didn't know yet.

I don't know what my calling is, but I want to be here for a bigger reason. I strive to be like the greatest people who have ever lived.

My skin is hard when it comes to my music. But with my movies, I'm still a virgin in a lot of ways. I'm not used to being shot down for no reason.

Well, all I know is what I read in the papers.

Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.