Wesley Snipes

I never really planned on making action films. It just kind of happened.

Personally I find there is just as much if not more creativity among game makers as there is among feature filmmakers.

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

I come out of repertory theatre so I've been working under pressure my whole career.

I have some cops in my family. I understand the predicament that they're in. Sometimes they go into it just to pay the bills or because they don't have other choices, or sometimes they just want to get the gun.

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.

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.

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.

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

Certain roles are more challenging than others, but I haven't come across one yet that I can't tackle.

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.

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

So don't send me up the river yet.

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

I used to do puppet theatre and also mime and musical theatre in Florida for competitions and festivals, which was great. I was very much involved in theatre when I was in college.

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

I think that all of us, as Americans, are due due process and have a right to a fair trial, and have a right to be considered innocent until proven guilty. I think that is the American way and it's the foundation upon which this country was built.

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

I've reduced a lot of the stress in my life. I've gotten rid of a lot of things. The light was turned on and a lot of the cockroaches started spinning. I swept them out the door. And sometimes you just have to throw things out because they carry a certain energy.

We should be able to go to our government and get clear answers.

I don't see myself as extremely handsome. I just figure I can charm you into liking me.

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

There is a bit of arrogance with 'Hollywood' types that doesn't sit well with game developers.

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

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.

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