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“You can become really pigeon-holed in this industry.”
“There are a lot of people in this business that don't work consistently.”
“I think the best type of action movie combines a love story with the action.”
“And I think from a male perspective, we have men talking about their feelings and it being okay.”
“Nah, I'm not a prima donna, but I just don't like being cold and wet.”
“At one point, people thought that Eddie Murphy would only reach one sector of the audience, but now everyone sees everything Eddie Murphy does.”
“I've been in a situation where I was after the money.”
“I hate being cold and I hate being wet and around 80% percent of this film I was cold and another 60% I was cold and wet, so it wasn't the best shoot for me.”
“I want viewers to relate to me on a different level, not just a sexual level.”
“Some people make a career out of doing one thing, but I wanted to diversify my body of work.”
“I would never want any of my kids to go into this industry; not until they are old enough to understand and if this is something that they really want to do.”
“You go from movies where you are wearing nice clothes and you're trying to smell good to a movie where you are in water and you are wet all day, and you are dealing with that elements, it gets rough, but it was definitely something I wanted to try.”
“I think that Mos Def is the best actor, but when you talk about rappers in films, I don't really think the quality of the acting is most important because most rappers are put in movies because of the personality and people want to see that.”