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" You can add five years to your lifespan by just making intelligent lifestyle choices. "

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" Purity of the spirit is important. A lot of people don't focus on what's going on inside, and no matter what they look like, even sometimes when people do all this wonderful work or they are blessed naturally to look good on the outside, if their spirit is ugly - I don't care how fine you are, if you're ugly on the inside, then you're uglier. "

" I've always been attracted to more than just the way a woman looks and the way she's shaped. "

" It's great to go to work and your boss is a black man, one of your peers, you know? "

" Man, my days in Oakdale were a whirlwind. "

" Everybody is important. Everybody has something to give. "

" Sometimes, people only change what they look like for the acceptance of other people, and that's where you start going wrong. "

" As an actor, you're not a person; you're a product, a commodity. It's about money. Your job is about making money for other people. At some point, you learn how to be on the other side of that table. You write, direct, produce, and create opportunity for yourself. Then you start to make money for yourself. "

" When you learn how to be really attentive, you learn the importance of patience and appreciating a woman. You're able to appreciate the softness of her skin and the look in her eyes. It's a connection. "

" A part of growing up in this international world is understanding and being prepared and having tools to adapt outside of the small environment that you may have come from. That's what education is all about. "

" I still play ball competitively because it helps keep me stay in shape. "

" Many women are so wounded that they can't love another person. "

" No one likes to be typecast, but I would like to believe that the attention I get is for my acting, but at the same time, darn it, if I get to keep playing the handsome, smart guy, then that's also a blessing, and it's the last thing I would complain about. "

" There's nothing more fun than just walking through town or maybe going to a community-based festival. How much does that cost? Nothing! "

" I don't like a whole lot of flash and superficial stuff; I want a woman that's all-natural, in her purest form. "

" Throughout my career, I wouldn't say my roles have been based on my being considered eye candy. "

" The perfect date is real simple. I wanna just spend a nice casual day walking in the park, playing on the swings... throwing bread crumbs to the ducks, really just chilling and getting to know each other and connecting with the real woman. "

" I need a woman who is secure and loves herself first. Then she can share that love and light with me. "

" Just take one small victory at a time. "

" I learned at a very young age how to be simplistic and sincere. "

" This is America, and everybody has the right to voice and to have an opinion and to have their commentary on things and people. "

" I'm a proud Ellington alum. It has everything to do with who I am. "

" Pittsburgh is home. I was born there, and it will always have priority in that respect. "

" My mother and father were visionaries in Pittsburgh, part of that collective of people who were creative and active together, and I am a product of that community and those relationships. "

" I played ball in college and semi-professional, and aside from the game and all that, the most valuable thing is the relationships. Who can care how many rings you have or how many championships you've won or how many records you broke. The most valuable stuff is the intangible stuff. "

" Everything is a negotiation. Everything is a little bit of give and take. "

" I'm all about black folks working together and progressing together. "

Working Together

" My ability to bring different characters to life is what has helped me advance in my career, and I would say as far as looks are concerned, well, I suppose that would be the icing on the cake, but acting comes first and foremost. "

" Most importantly, I realize the value of the other people - the extended family - the other people within my community, my cultures: my teachers and the other people I call Auntie, Uncle, Godfather, Godbrother, whatever. These are people who pulled you in and made you part of their lives and their homes. "

" We're human beings trying to love each other. There are constant revelations and room for growth. "

" I'm especially honored that The Black Gents will debut Off-Broadway and pay tribute to The Tuskegee Airmen and other ancestors of that time who have embodied excellence, self-determination, and self-discipline. "

Self-Discipline