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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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" My sign is Leo. A Leo has to walk with pride. When he takes a step, he has to put his foot down. You walk into a room and you want people to know your presence, without you doing anything. "

Wesley Snipes

Walk

Pride

People

" I have a whole other side that has yet to be seen on screen. "

" 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. "

" I like science fiction and physics, things like that. Planets being sucked into black holes, and the various vortexes that create possibility, and what happens on the other side of the black hole. To me it's the microcosmic study of the macrocosmic universe in man, and that's why I'm attracted to it. "

" 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. "

" I've always been paying my taxes and I've always been trying to comply. "

" 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. "

Wesley Snipes

Well

Cat

" So don't send me up the river yet. "

Wesley Snipes

Send

" My mother was pretty much on my case all the time. "

" We're conditioned in this country to believe that if there's a problem, the black man is usually the culprit. "

" I had faith in the concept and the theory that all Americans are endowed with the right to a fair trial and I would be fairly judged and fairly tried. "

" I was convicted of three misdemeanors of willful failure to file a form. "

" I didn't defraud the government by taking money that was not mine. "

" I love being a dad, it keeps me fit and inspired and children are so funny. They always supply you with acting material! "

" 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. "

" Internationally, I have as large of a fan base - if not larger - than I have domestically. "

" I'm proud to be an American. I'm proud to be an African American in America. I've had some interesting experiences: some great, some not so great, but I love it here. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I think any man would be nervous if his liberty is at stake. "

" I didn't go into this business to do action because I'm a classically trained actor. But I'm good at kicking and punching. "

Wesley Snipes

Action

Good

" 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. "

" I've been a law-abiding citizen ever since I grew up in the Bronx, New York. "

" A lot of people now don't know I've been on Broadway. "

" 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. "

" I like to read about different religions - Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism. "

Wesley Snipes

Religions

Islam

" I was never charged with tax evasion. I've never been a tax protester. "

" 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. "

" I think of myself as a young prince from a long line of royalty. "

" 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. "