Don't let your mouth write a check that your tail can't cash.

Don't let your mouth write a check that your tail can't cash.

I thank you in advance for the great round of applause I'm about to get.

I opened the door for a lot of people, and they just ran through and left me holding the knob.

I was very sexual from a very young age.

Whether your child is 3 or 13, don't rush in to rescue him until you know he's done all he can to rescue himself.

True translation is transparent: it does not obscure the original, does not stand in its light, but rather allows pure language, as if strengthened by its own medium, to shine even more fully on the original.

African people worldwide are known to be welcoming and open-minded.

Malcolm X was a man among men.

Monologues are self-verifying and self-referencing, a world in their own right, one with its own internal logic that strengthens with reiteration.

I loved 'Dirty Sexy Money.' That didn't have a long enough shelf life. I would've liked to explore that character and play with that cast longer. That was a lot of fun to shoot.

My role and my obligation was to conduct criminal investigations.

I really don't remember much about Cleopatra. There were a lot of other things going on.

I like telling stories, I like movies, and I want to work on films. I think I would feel safer behind the camera.

The upside to anger? Getting it out of your system. You got to express your anger. Then you have room for more positive things. If I hold something in a long time, and then I speak it, it's amazing how the light shines so much brighter.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

When you play a concerto with a small orchestra, you don't feel it is as important as Carnegie Hall. You try to work out all the little problems. Once that's all done, trust comes in.

People have to respect intellectual property.

Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.

People who can focus, get things done. People who can prioritize, get the right things done.

There are also always those burnt, hard kernels at the bottom that don't pop. You know why they don't pop? They don't pop because they have integrity.

I had such a great upbringing in Puerto Rico, and it was just a very normal life.

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become.

The cologne you pick should make you feel good when you go out with it. I think confidence comes across more than any other of our attributes.

Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.

I won't call my work entertainment. It's exploring. It's asking questions of people, constantly. 'How much do you feel? How much do you know? Are you aware of this? Can you cope with this?' A good movie will ask you questions you don't already know the answers to. Why would I want to make a film about something I already understand?

I don't think that fundamentalism has anything to do with Jesus Christ. They call themselves Christians, but if that's Christian, count me out. Fundamentalism is built on fear and greed. They're telling you to give them your money otherwise you're going to hell.

Music is my life - acting's just a hobby.