I did not grow up in the church. I'm not a church-goer now. I'm a very spiritual person.

You know, people really know me from 'The Best Man.' I've done five other movies since then, but it always comes back to 'The Best Man.' It was time to do the sequel.

I didn't want to be pigeonholed as an artist. I wanted to be able to have other stories to tell.

I believe in a higher power. I've seen and been around people who are very extreme with their faith and pointing fingers and going, You shouldn't do that because it's a sin against God. It's like, you know what? We're people. We're human beings. We're fallible. We have faults.

Half the audience gets where I'm coming from and half the audience is like, Wait a minute. What does that mean?

Holidays have been commercialized. It has become about material things. But the holidays are about sharing stories and being in each others presence.