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" Take me seriously. Take me and my role seriously. Take my talent seriously. "

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" I think the whole stigma of 'black movies' is slowly being lost. When you look at movies like '12 Years A Slave,' to 'The Butler,' to 'The Best Man,' to 'Ride Along,' to even 'Think Like a Man' from last year - these movies are just good movies. "

" The quote-unquote 'description' of a leading man was once your tall, handsome man with the build of whatever, almost a trophy to some degree. I think now it's about making a leading man what you want a leading man to be. In this day, you can't deny talent. You look at Jonah Hill, you look at Zach Galifianakis, you look at myself. "

" I never do anything that I don't want to do. "

" My main goal is to be a self-made man and have control over what's mine. "

" 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. "

" You can do the same thing with $20 million that you would do with $50 million. So at a certain point in your life and in your career, you realise that it's not about the money. "

" I love to pop up at the movie theaters. I love to treat the people who are there. "

" My upbringing was solid because of the people I had around me. "

" Chris Rock does the political thing really well, but that never worked for me. "

" Having other comedians complimenting my work is the biggest accolade that I can get. "

" I've been known to preach. "

" My business acumen is definitely growing. "

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

" My show 'The Big House' was picked up; they flew me to New York. I'm about to step on stage to announce Kevin Hart's 'The Big House.' And a hand grabs my shoulder, 'Kevin no, they just decided to cancel it.' It's a serious smack-in-the-face business, and either you can take it, or you can't. "

" It's a well-known fact that tall people are evil. "

" My mom was very strict. She didn't let me watch anything rated R or anything with cussing. "

" I was probably tall as a child, but I just stopped growing. "

" I performed in a bowling alley before while people were still bowling. Cut the check, and I will perform anywhere. "

" I had a great time being a salesman because of the pitches that I gave when I was selling shoes. However, I don't think I'm as well versed in shoes as I am in comedy. Being a salesman was all about being a people person, and I enjoy being around people. I also love talking to people - which is why I think I did so well. "

" Sports are basically our way of feeling sorry for ourselves. Most men can't become athletes. We're watching guys who actually made it. We see them dunking and making touchdowns. Then we think about ourselves when we were younger. "

" Is everything funny? For me, yes. There's a positive to every negative. Even my divorce? For me, yes. If you go back and look at it, why it happened or how it happened, there's something in there that'll make you laugh. "

" I was the guy on the swim team entertaining the bus on the way to the meets. "

" My drive is other people's success. "

" My daughter has impressions that she does of me. "

" I don't see how people are comfortable with seeing other people be great. You can be happy for anybody, but what is your excuse to not want to be great? These people are great because they just say, 'I'ma do that,' and they do it. That's it. There's no scientifical process. "

" I'm not a good storm-outer... because I forget stuff. "

" I think sometimes celebrities get so big, they're not reachable. "

" I'm not a big politics guy. "