Quotes By Wesley Snipes

I think that all of us, as Americans, are due due process and have a right to a fair trial, and have a right to be considered innocent until proven guilty. I think that is the American way and it's the foundation upon which this country was built.

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

A lot of the cats I grew up with in the South Bronx found themselves in sticky situations.

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.

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

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.

I think I have kind of a natural magnetism.

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.

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.

I think any man would be nervous if his liberty is at stake.

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 mainly buy books in my free time.

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.

I used to do puppet theatre and also mime and musical theatre in Florida for competitions and festivals, which was great. I was very much involved in theatre when I was in college.

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.

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

I like to read about different religions - Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism.

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

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.

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

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 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.

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

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

I'm a good mimic.

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

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.