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See, the thing that bothers me with young actors, young actors of color specifically, is that they see movies and television, and they figure that's all it is to it. They have no respect for the craft. They want to be, you know, movie stars or whatever. And I worry that we're losing a certain quality, you know?

In too many communities, too many young men of color are left behind and seen only as objects of fear. Through initiatives like My Brother's Keeper, I'm personally committed to changing both perception and reality.

How dare anyone, parent, schoolteacher, or merely literary critic, tell me not to act colored.

I don't think that youth should be glorified.

I'm not a big fan of young people.

Anytime I look at a president, I don't care what color he is.

I've handled colour as a man should behave. You may conclude that I consider ethics and aesthetics as one.

I'm not one of those guys who is going to dye his beard. I'm not that vain.

People are realizing that color has no bearing on what's known as brotherhood.