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

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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...

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...

I believe in divine forces and energies.

I believe in divine forces and energies.

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...

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...

There was a time in my life when I thought I had everything - millions...

There was a time in my life when I thought I had everything - millions...

I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.

I ain't no movie star, man. I'm a booty star.

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...

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...

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...

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.

The way I see it, the earth is going to be here after we're dead...

The way I see it, the earth is going to be here after we're dead...

Everyone carries around his own monsters.

Everyone carries around his own monsters.

I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.

I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever.

I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation,...

I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation,...

There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.

There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.

What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.

What I am for is justice for everyone, just like it says in the Constitution.

The black groups that boycott certain films would do better to get the money together...

The black groups that boycott certain films would do better to get the money together...

I realized this is what God has dealt me, and I should be thankful considering...

I realized this is what God has dealt me, and I should be thankful considering...

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.