I never really considered acting as a career until I moved to New York.

I think we're really - we're doing a really great job doing our show, and other shows are doing a great job doing theirs, and we'll just see what people have to say.

I mean, the competition is really created by the buzz around the Emmys. It's a totally subjective thing.

I like to think I am well-mannered. If I have the option at a breakfast place, I'll go with the grits. That's how Southern I am.

As a young singer, you have to get experience somehow, to try things out and grow as a singer. They way you do that is by going through the ranks and singing at companies like Opera Birmingham. It's a perfect place to foster a career.

Training with Billy Robinson is just like any martial artist who would go to the old master of the art. He's so knowledgeable.

As a kid, New York was in my blood, and that was it. I got a chance to play for the Knicks, so it was cool, but it was towards the end of my career.

If pro athletes and entertainers want to freelance as political pundits, then they should not be surprised when they're called out for insulting politicians.