“No doubt about it, in my career Ron Lyle hit me the hardest. One time he hit me so hard I didn’t see it until I saw it on film when I woke up!”

The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.

I look at my children and one thing I’m most proud of, in my heart, are my children.

Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.

Just look at the great Nelson Mandela. He came out of prison and saved his entire country. Some of the best people in the world have spent time in prison.

There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.

The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.

My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.

When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.

Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.

You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.

Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.

The age of 40 is not a death sentence.

One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.

As an entrepreneur, don’t follow the crowd; let them follow you.

Don’t let any opportunity lead you away from serving God. That’s a price that’s too high to pay.

I think sleeping was my problem in school. If school had started at 4:00 in the afternoon, I’d be a college graduate today.

I was studying to be an architect, I wasn’t plotting to join the movies. Films were just another career option. I took acting up with the same schoolgirl enthusiasm I had for examinations. Acting is a job and I take it very seriously.

I’m very proud of my career. A lot of people get their career from the judges of ‘Drag Race’ saying they’re great. I had to go and build that reputation from the ground up.

When you are bigger than your purpose you have a career. When your purpose is bigger than you, you have a calling.

I come from a family of working professionals: my dad is a chartered accountant, and my mom is a professor.

Well Mandira, I hope not. You see, I started both their careers. And as far as I can remember, I started yours too.

I was clear about the fact that my first film should be ‘big,’ since it’s the start of your whole career graph.

I have never really been confident about my career at any stage.

My career is too short for there to be any turns! But I would say that not everyone is noticed and accepted in their debut films. I was accepted both by the industry and the audience.