I have never been able to discover anything disgraceful in being a colored man. But I have often found it inconvenient - in America.

The man with the real sense of humor is the man who can put himself in the spectator's place and laugh at his own misfortune.

Everywhere in the society, even my extended family, when they got to know that I am going to be an actor, they were very worried because there is a lot of negativity attached to my craft or being a heroine.

Before my dad passed away, I would miss a lot of baby showers and weddings, sacrificed a lot of family and friend events for dumb road dates. I don't do that anymore. It's gone in the other direction. I'm more inclined to put family and friends first.

Indeed, most magicians catch the bug as kids. My first audience was my family in Long Island. My first 'assistant' was my mother, whom I levitated on a broom in our living room.

I've got friends in the different teams I've played for, but family is the most important thing to me. That will always be the case.