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I grew up in the Bronx. The Bronx teaches you to survive. It's like, 'Bring it on!'

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Wesley Snipes
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: July 31
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In the beginning, all I wanted to do was to be a singer and a dancer. That was my real groove, my real interest. When it came to doing films, my biggest goal was to do a commercial.
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Lot of the scripts I've been in with other non-white actors haven't been great. Lot of non-white actors ain't all that great.
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I had acne late, in college. My skin used to be really flawless. Went to college, became a vegetarian, ate a lot of cheese - big mistake. Here I am trying to be healthy and I'm eating grilled cheese sandwiches and French fries every day, having mad eruptions all over my face.
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I don't like perpetuating the stereotype of black males being drug dealers, and criminals.
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I was very short when I was little, so I probably had - and there may be a residue of it now - that Napoleon complex. Wanting to be as big and as powerful as the big guys.
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I had faith in the concept and the theory that all Americans are endowed with the right to a fair trial and I would be fairly judged and fairly tried.
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I come out of repertory theatre so I've been working under pressure my whole career.
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You give Frost a message from me. You tell him it's open season on all suckheads.
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The first time I jumped from a plane, I screamed like a woman. I was two miles up and you could hear me clear as day. Now I love it.
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Certain roles are more challenging than others, but I haven't come across one yet that I can't tackle.
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Well, I'm an artist to the core. And my objective has always been to use my talents and my skills to elevate humanity through my art.
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I didn't go into this business to do action because I'm a classically trained actor. But I'm good at kicking and punching.
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I've come to the conclusion that beautiful women in the West aren't comfortable finding strength in their femininity. They want to do masculine-oriented things to establish their femininity. It's a contradiction.
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I don't see myself as extremely handsome. I just figure I can charm you into liking me.
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I've reduced a lot of the stress in my life. I've gotten rid of a lot of things. The light was turned on and a lot of the cockroaches started spinning. I swept them out the door. And sometimes you just have to throw things out because they carry a certain energy.
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I was convicted of three misdemeanors of willful failure to file a form.
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We're conditioned in this country to believe that if there's a problem, the black man is usually the culprit.
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I'm proud to be an American. I'm proud to be an African American in America. I've had some interesting experiences: some great, some not so great, but I love it here.
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No one can train you to be famous. How do you deal with the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy? You have to be disciplined.
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There are so few guys who do action and do it well. Even fewer who are African-American. Even fewer who have classical-theater training. So a cat like me coming in, I'm bringing all of that to an action movie.
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