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I'm getting a little bored by the juxtaposition of American and other cinema. I no longer think this division is as true as it might have been in the 1980s, or the early part of the 90s. ”

On the contrary a film can promote the idea of change without any political message whatsoever but in its form and language can tell people that they can change their lives and contribute to progressive changes in the world. ”

Entertainment today constantly emphasises the message that things are wonderful the way they are. But there is another kind of cinema, which says that change is possible and necessary and it's up to you. ”

Film is a very, very powerful medium. It can either confirm the idea that things are wonderful the way they are, or it can reinforce the conception that things can be changed. ”

I get constant reminders from fans who equate that game and my career as one and the same. ”

And I remember leaving my place in L.A. and - my father is a big fight fan - and I said, 'Dad, I got a couple of days off and I'm getting ready to go to Houston to sign to fight Muhammad Ali. ”

It was a challenge to my teammates to help me. ”

The man who won't loan money isn't going to have many friends - or need them. ”

You must understand as a kid of color in those days, the Harlem Globetrotters were like being movie stars. ”

I couldn't have come close without my teammates' help because the Knicks didn't want me to make 100. ”