A sold-out house my first night back. Do you have any idea what kinda pressure that is? I could have been at home in my warm bed, playing Nintendo.

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It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and...

It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and...

Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the...

Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the...

Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.

Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.

I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up...

I never met anybody who said when they were a kid, I wanna grow up...

I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So...

I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So...

I was a loner and never hung out with anyone. I never had any friends.

I was a loner and never hung out with anyone. I never had any friends.

I was brought up in a whorehouse in Peoria. My mother and father lived there...

I was brought up in a whorehouse in Peoria. My mother and father lived there...

Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.

Booty is just a ghetto expression, and I'm just a booty star.

I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way...

I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way...

Movies are movies, and I don't think any of them are going to hurt the...

Movies are movies, and I don't think any of them are going to hurt the...

I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the...

I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the...

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.

Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers.

I think about being married again, having a home and a wife. No one can...

I think about being married again, having a home and a wife. No one can...

Someone called all the newspapers in New York and told them I'd died. I've been...

Someone called all the newspapers in New York and told them I'd died. I've been...

Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to...

Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to...

It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and...

It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and...

There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.

There's a lot more hypocrisy than before. Racism has gone back underground.

Sure, I have friends, plenty of friends, and they all come around wantin' to borrow...

Sure, I have friends, plenty of friends, and they all come around wantin' to borrow...

Treat your friend as if he will one day be your enemy, and your enemy...

Treat your friend as if he will one day be your enemy, and your enemy...

Money couldn't buy friends, but you got a better class of enemy.

Money couldn't buy friends, but you got a better class of enemy.