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This question: 'How do I deal with a bully without becoming a thug in return?' has been with me ever since I was a child.

I'm not thuggy.

For thugs from the ghetto, violence is a way of life - it's what helps you survive.

People called me a hoodlum and a thug. But they didn't tell you I was a carpenter, an architect, a stand-up comic - even a bartender. And a barbecue cook. But they didn't tell you that.

I always said that if I could just find a guy who could chop wood and had a nice smile, it wouldn't bother me if he was a thug or an aristocrat, as long as he was a good guy. And I've ended up with an educated thug.

A thug is someone who stands on his own. He lives by the decisions he makes and accepts the consequences. A thug is comfortable in his own skin. I wear mine like a glove.

I know people in gangs; I could have went down that route.

When I was a kid doing television, they'd stick a leather jacket on me, and I would be the thug.

Anyone who knows me or my past knows that I never walk away from a fight.