In my mind, I've always been an A-list Hollywood superstar. Y'all just didn't know yet.

Don’t compare yourself to others. That’s when you start to lose confidence in yourself.

Smiling is the best way to face every problem, to crush every fear, to hide every pain.

While the other guy's sleeping? I'm working. While the other guy's eatin'? I'm working.

When you hit the big time, big money, big egos, people don't talk. You have no friends.

Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything.

I have a tendency to say yes to a script or no to a script. Not yes based on a rewrite.

When I was back in Cuba, who could have imagined I would be invited to the White House!

A smart person is not one that knows the answers, but one who knows where to find them.

Don't be afraid of making an ass of yourself. I do it all the time and look what I got.

Is this year over yet? Too many people are passing away. Rest In Peace, George Michael.

I think psychology would be an easy transition and figuring out the human mind somehow.

I don't mind it if blacks want equal rights, as long as they mean rights equal to a dog

Its not that I'm in love with myself, I'm just trying to pick up everyone else's slack.

Somebody approached me about writing a biography on me, I told them they were too late.

I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try.

As you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do.

I love everyone over at Netflix. They're all fantastic and an absolute joy to work with.

I feel very competitive with Robert Morse off-set. We often duke it out. He always wins.

I was brought up by a really proud, supportive family, so I have that sort of grounding.

Something like making the NIT would have been a great way to showcase the season we had.

Life doesn't move in a linear fashion. Life makes lefts and rights, and it doubles back.

My first film is coming out, and it's in 3D, and it's 'The Hobbit,' so it's a bit weird.

America is never great. America is great in what it can be, which is the American dream.

I've long struggled with my body image and have worked hard to achieve a healthy weight.

Having a kid is great... as long as his eyes are closed and he's not moving or speaking.

SNL is a home. You've got all of your brothers and sisters there, and it's a great time.

Most of the stuff I do on the show comes out of me just trying to make my friends laugh.

I was a maverick. I went to five different colleges looking for I don't know quite what.

With Urban Secrets, I just really liked the idea of wandering around chatting to people.

We're dead as a species if we don't tell stories, because then we don't know who we are.

I've never been disappointed, because I've never given somebody I liked that much power.

You always got to be happy when somebody likes what you do. It's stupid not to be happy.

I was always really geeky about design and buildings. Always into architecture as a kid.

I'd rather live my life off screen and give only a certain amount of energy to the work.

They're innocent movies, and they're fun movies and there were no pretensions about 'em.

I don't fall often, but I fall hard. And when you fall hard, it takes a while to get up.

In general, we are lazy as consumers and just want to label people as good guy, bad guy.

'Game of Thrones' is my big break, so I've got to make the most of it, keep acting well.

Just to have the opportunity to play an American in America is a dream come true for me.

People are always invading your personal space on set, especially on 'The Walking Dead.'

We started a movement... to build character, citizenship and confidence in young people.

I never knew what I even looked like in a suit before I worked at 'Saturday Night Live.'

Be what you are. Don't change yourself for anything. God made you that way for a reason.

I have friends in France who are artists. I go to gallery openings and things like that.

After working with Woody Allen, sharing screen space with De Niro was a dream come true.

It's important for couples to be friends first and to respect each other as individuals.

I've got the best deal on Earth. Where else can I sin and know that I'm forgiven for it?

My name is Arsenio. That's a very unique name for a black man. In Greek, it means Leroy.

I'm happy wherever I go, whatever I do. I'm happy in Iowa, I'm happy here in California.

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