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" I'm not a social media person; I don't know what's going on unless somebody tells me. "

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" I don't know about marriage as much as I do know that I'd be a great father. "

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" I knew that love was around. I truly believe my mother loved me. But feeling it all the time? I didn't. "

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" I love a good breakfast - grits and eggs, French toast, turkey bacon. My grandmother on my father's side used to make tea cakes, and her breakfasts were unbelievable. There was fresh ham, and she would go out to the yard to get fresh eggs. She lived in rural Louisiana, and we'd spend summers with her. "

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" There are a lot of people who have dreams, goals, and hopes, but there aren't a lot who get to see them realized. "

" I want a lot of people to see my movies. More black people. More white people. I want to make that connection. "

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" Everyone can relate to love, hurt, pain, learning how to forgive, needing to get over, needing the power of God in their life. "

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