I was kicked out of school because of my attitude. I was not assimilating. So I went to work, taking any jobs I could get.

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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 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...

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.

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...

Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

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...

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'm not for integration and I'm not against it.

I'm not for integration and I'm not against it.

I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person...

I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person...

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.

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...

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'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female...

I'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female...

When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

When you ain't got no money, you gotta get an attitude.

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...

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 just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask...

I just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask...

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 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...