The best way to protect young black, brown, men of color, women of color, is to actually stop profiling, stop the prejudice, and stop the judgment first.
Change happens from the bottom up – all of us as individuals deciding that we will and we do have an impact.
You can’t build anything with a flimsy foundation. Friendship is the foundation.
I believe that love expands. As you give love out, it’s received and reciprocated and it grows. That’s the beauty of it.
You can’t be free if the cost of being you is too high.
I love being athletic and doing things that are active, even when I’m traveling.
You can live a healthy lifestyle and do the best to be aware of your body and conscious, and thats what I attempt to do.
I’m not excusing crime or those who bring poison into the community, but I do want brothers and sisters in prison to know someone cares.
I’m not telling anyone, ‘Quit your job and be homeless to go for your dream.’
I’m not the biggest star in the world, but I do have a platform, and if I can use that platform to help somebody else, why wouldn’t I?
We all have different timetables in reaching and realizing that being in healthy partnership is better than being on our own.
I studied theater in college, and I absolutely knew that I loved acting, and I knew that I loved theater.
I think, without question, the way someone plays sports shows something about inherently who they are, you know?
I’ve read a number of relationship books out there. A lot are written towards women.
If you have a debt issue or credit card issue, start dealing with it. If you have a tax issue, don’t just say, ‘I’m not going to file.’ There are ways to deal with these things, but you must communicate with your creditors, whether it’s a credit card company or tax department.
The most impactful place that Ive been to where I was just completely awestruck, happy, moved is Victoria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is probably the most beautiful and romantic place in the world.
I’ve made money in real estate, hotel, and restaurant investments.
In acting class, teachers talk about how the ‘givens’ of a situation help define a character.
If you can’t get excited about living life, then what are you doing?
I will not reach my full potential as a man unless I find my partner.