Quotes By Wesley Snipes

Personally I find there is just as much if not more creativity among game makers as there is among feature filmmakers.

Nobody wants to get locked up, although 'locked up' is a matter of perspective. There can be people who are out who are in prison mentally and emotionally and worse off than those who are behind bars.

I'm a physical type of actor and love projects in which I can get physical. The more action, the better.

I was never charged with tax evasion. I've never been a tax protester.

I love being a dad, it keeps me fit and inspired and children are so funny. They always supply you with acting material!

I never really planned on making action films. It just kind of happened.

I've been a law-abiding citizen ever since I grew up in the Bronx, New York.

I'm a good mimic.

My sign is Leo. A Leo has to walk with pride. When he takes a step, he has to put his foot down. You walk into a room and you want people to know your presence, without you doing anything.

We're conditioned in this country to believe that if there's a problem, the black man is usually the culprit.

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.

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.

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.

So don't send me up the river yet.

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.

A lot of people now don't know I've been on Broadway.

There is a bit of arrogance with 'Hollywood' types that doesn't sit well with game developers.

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

I didn't defraud the government by taking money that was not mine.

My mother was pretty much on my case all the time.

I think of myself as a young prince from a long line of royalty.

I don't see myself as extremely handsome. I just figure I can charm you into liking me.

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.

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.

I've always been paying my taxes and I've always been trying to comply.

I'm not looking at an action movie as something where I just jump around and look beautiful and show my muscles. Since there are so few people that do this and have that pedigree, people disregard their contribution.

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.

Certain roles are more challenging than others, but I haven't come across one yet that I can't tackle.

I was convicted of three misdemeanors of willful failure to file a form.

Internationally, I have as large of a fan base - if not larger - than I have domestically.