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" I've been a law-abiding citizen ever since I grew up in the Bronx, New York. "
Wesley Snipes
New
New York
Citizen
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" I've been trying to keep the private life private. Not being savvy or trained on how to do good interviews like a politician, I thought it was wiser to follow my mother's advice: If you have nothing good to say, don't say anything at all. "
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" I'm not looking at an action movie as something where I just jump around and look beautiful and show my muscles. Since there are so few people that do this and have that pedigree, people disregard their contribution. "
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" We should be able to go to our government and get clear answers. "
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" There are so few guys who do action and do it well. Even fewer who are African-American. Even fewer who have classical-theater training. So a cat like me coming in, I'm bringing all of that to an action movie. "
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" I think I have kind of a natural magnetism. "
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" The first time I jumped from a plane, I screamed like a woman. I was two miles up and you could hear me clear as day. Now I love it. "
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" I was very short when I was little, so I probably had - and there may be a residue of it now - that Napoleon complex. Wanting to be as big and as powerful as the big guys. "
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" I think that all of us, as Americans, are due due process and have a right to a fair trial, and have a right to be considered innocent until proven guilty. I think that is the American way and it's the foundation upon which this country was built. "
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" Internationally, I have as large of a fan base - if not larger - than I have domestically. "
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" I love being a dad, it keeps me fit and inspired and children are so funny. They always supply you with acting material! "
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" I think of myself as a young prince from a long line of royalty. "
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" If a woman decides she likes me, it would behoove her to take into consideration that my art has had a strong influence on the type of person I am. "
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" There is a bit of arrogance with 'Hollywood' types that doesn't sit well with game developers. "
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" I grew up in the Bronx. The Bronx teaches you to survive. It's like, 'Bring it on!' "
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" I have some cops in my family. I understand the predicament that they're in. Sometimes they go into it just to pay the bills or because they don't have other choices, or sometimes they just want to get the gun. "
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Gun
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" I've reduced a lot of the stress in my life. I've gotten rid of a lot of things. The light was turned on and a lot of the cockroaches started spinning. I swept them out the door. And sometimes you just have to throw things out because they carry a certain energy. "
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" No one can train you to be famous. How do you deal with the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy? You have to be disciplined. "
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" We're conditioned in this country to believe that if there's a problem, the black man is usually the culprit. "
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" I'm a physical type of actor and love projects in which I can get physical. The more action, the better. "
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" I'm a good mimic. "
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" I come out of repertory theatre so I've been working under pressure my whole career. "
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" I had acne late, in college. My skin used to be really flawless. Went to college, became a vegetarian, ate a lot of cheese - big mistake. Here I am trying to be healthy and I'm eating grilled cheese sandwiches and french fries every day, having mad eruptions all over my face. "
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" Lot of the scripts I've been in with other non-white actors haven't been great. Lot of non-white actors ain't all that great. "
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" Nobody wants to get locked up, although 'locked up' is a matter of perspective. There can be people who are out who are in prison mentally and emotionally and worse off than those who are behind bars. "
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" I was convicted of three misdemeanors of willful failure to file a form. "
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" I've come to the conclusion that beautiful women in the West aren't comfortable finding strength in their femininity. They want to do masculine-oriented things to establish their femininity. It's a contradiction. "
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" A lot of people now don't know I've been on Broadway. "
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" Well, I'm an artist to the core. And my objective has always been to use my talents and my skills to elevate humanity through my art. "
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