I Wanted To Come Up

I Used To Watch My Grandmother Make Fancy, Julia Child-style Beef Bourguignon. And Growing Up In New York City, I Was Exposed To Many Cultures. I Experimented With Puerto Rican And Jamaican Food.

Being Typecast Is A Great Thing For An Actor. I Was Considered One Of The New York Mob Actors.

I Grew Up On Food Stamps. I Come From A Very Humble Background. And I've Had Many Friends That Have Been Destitute - You Know, Running Into Trouble - And Places Like The Midnight Mission Have Given Them Hope And Have Fed Them And Gotten Them Back On The Right Path.

I Started Doing Makeup To Make A Living. Then I Said, You're Not Supposed To Be Putting Powder On Other People. You're Supposed To Be Powdering Yourself.

Sometimes In Life You Have To Make A Decision And Make Sacrifices.