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When you walk among your own people and you know that they have a question about your integrity and everyone's giving you the side-eye, the people that used to give you the love, that's a very interesting feeling.

For me, I've always been an entrepreneur.

I've never been the actor that's waiting for a job. I always have 15,000 other things going on.

I made some money, some real money on my first real estate transaction.

I think it's hard for anyone to get into real estate or Hollywood.

If you tell yourself you can't, you're right.

Baltimore obviously has a lot of problems, but there are people there that have a lot of promise.

I used to walk in the burnt up Harlem of the '80s, and I'd look at brownstones that were dilapidated or apartment buildings, thinking 'Whoever designed this and built this did not want it to look like this.' So, I used to visualize one day being able to contribute and build in Harlem.

I've had the opportunity to work as an actor and tell stories that transform.

I'm proud to be part of projects that literally change lives.

Baltimore and Detroit - they are solid cities.

We live in a world where mental health is real. Emotional health is real, and people feel like no one cares.

Sometimes you have producers tell you 'I'm a huge fan, I'm a huge fan.' But David Guggenheim, I have so much love for this dude.

It's not all about starring in a TV show for me. It's about being able to provide opportunity and employment for other people.

To me, acting is simple. People put other things in front of it, but it's staying in truth.

Don't think because I'm a positive dude, I'm going to always say something nice. If you come at me crooked, one too many times or if too many people came at me crooked too many times in a row, then they're going to get it. I don't always exercise that self control and I don't regret it either.

People think that it's ok to degenerate and disrespect someone just because they're in the public eye.

Success is putting one step in front of the other to get through that door whatever that door is.

No matter what your dream is, first you have to think that anything is possible.

As a black man, you learn at an early age the police are not your friends.

My experience has shown me that many people struggle with forgiveness of self and/or others.

I'm a rabble rouser, man!

Even when I did 'New York Undercover' I put together a five-year marketing and promotional campaign to maximize the exposure of that show.

From a genre perspective and a character perspective, you know, sky's the limit.

I break rules all the time.

A lot of times people are caught between doing the things they have to do versus following their passion and I'm someone who, at a very young age chose to be of service.

My favorite scripture is, 'Your gifts make room for you.' It's something I tell people all the time.

It's hard to get movies made.

My mother ran away from my father after 16 years of being married to him. She was 16 when she hooked up with him. She left him after having six kids.

My father kicked me out of the house by the time I was 16.

I fear no one.

I knew that I wanted to create a restaurant like Hard Rock Cafe or Planet Hollywood that celebrated not just music or Hollywood, but who we were as people of color, as Caribbean, African, Cajun and Southern people.

It's important to show that fathers do cook for their children. Mine sure did.

I don't think it pays to just be an artist, particularly for kids of color - there will be fewer roles.

I believe in making your own opportunity.

I'm a very funny person that doesn't get the chance to do a lot of comedy, and the same thing with my accents.

Accents are definitely one of my strong suits, and a lot of folks don't know that.

One of the reasons why I started creating my solo show is so that I have a place to put all of the accents that I do.

Film and television, one is generally faster. Television generally moves faster in terms of directing, schedules and getting things done. Film, you're on a pretty tight schedule, so the process is the dame.

Fred Bumaye shows great promise as a young filmmaker with a passion for story and the cinematic language.

I've always been an activist, so my participation in community outreach and helping is just a natural extension of that.

As I kid I watched 'Star Trek' and 'Battlestar Galactica.'

As an adult I wasn't dying to participate in sci-fi projects.

A lot of the shows I have done, I'm often the only black guy and I have often had to play second or third fiddle. It isn't necessarily a bad thing if it is a strong ensemble cast. But I feel people have overlooked my abilities.

Food is very powerful.

A lot of times, we don't seek the help. If you come from a family where you might have been abused, a lot of times, particularly with males, regardless of what the ethnic background is there's a sense of like 'Just keep it moving.'

It's always nice when you see an email in your inbox that says 'offer,' then you read the email and go, 'Oh, okay. Who's doing it, what's it about?'

I've always had a lot of gay friends; transgender friends.

I had a paper route at eight years old in Harlem.

I've directed web series, music videos, film shorts, and theater. It's just a hat I put on.

Being raised Muslim, we had to get up at the crack of dawn to pray. There was no sleeping in, no getting up Saturday morning to watch cartoons because there was no TV in the house. But you got up and you worked, cleaned the house.

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