“My drive is other people’s success.”

You make yourself broad. You make yourself appealing. ‘Hey, y’all, I’m cool with everybody.’ That’s my message.

When you have box-office results, Hollywood treats you different. Hollywood stands up. Once you get to the point where Hollywood sees that you create results, then the demand for you becomes higher.

I got a chance to work with Stallone and De Niro – pretty much sums it up for me. You can tell where you’re going in your career by the company you keep.

I’ve been known to preach.

Soul Plane’ put me in a position to succeed. I’m glad I had the opportunity to be the lead man.

The same thing I did in 2013 is what I’m trying to do in 2014, which is continue to improve, continue to shock people.

At the end of the day, I want to be part of the same conversation as Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor.

I’ve known Ben Stiller for a minute. One of my first movies was ‘Along Came Polly.’

When people get married young, you don’t really understand the true definition of marriage.

I’m good friends with Jay Leno, good friends with Ed O’Neill, Melanie Fiona and Russell Simmons.

My goals are so high that I don’t have time to relax in any way, shape or form.

It’s very rare that you get a director that lets you be creative and bring what you feel your character should do or should be.

The two things in the world we all share in this world are laughter and pain. We’ve all got problems. The levels of those problems vary, but we’ve all got problems.

I don’t take pictures when I’m with my kids, for the sake of my kids. It’s important when you’re as busy as I am that you give your kids your time when you’re with them, and nothing compromises that. I’ve been lucky enough to have fans that understand that.

I don’t care how busy I am – I will always make time for what’s most important to me.

People like to hear the word ‘love.’

The challenge to be the best is what drives me and to just improve my body every day.

More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.

I’d learned enough about circuitry in high school electronics to know how to drive a TV and get it to draw – shapes of characters and things.

The revolution has overthrown the monarchy, true! But perhaps this means that the revolution simply has driven the skin disease inside the organism.

I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.

If I ever find myself overwhelmed, it’s only because I am overwhelmed by how much more I want to learn. That is what drives me.

I have to get a licence to drive a motorcycle to protect myself and the people around me. I am adamant there should be some sort of licensing required to have children.

Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.