Quotes By Wesley Snipes

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

I'm a good mimic.

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.

We should be able to go to our government and get clear answers.

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.

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.

I come out of repertory theatre so I've been working under pressure my whole career.

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 have some cops in my family. I understand the predicament that they're in. Sometimes they go into it just to pay the bills or because they don't have other choices, or sometimes they just want to get the gun.

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

I have a whole other side that has yet to be seen on screen.