It took me a long time to reach the decision to retire, actually, from the Art Ensemble.
Nothing turns off an investor more than when an entrepreneur comes in with a ridiculous valuation.
I'm a good son, a good father, a good husband - I've been married to the same woman for 30 years. I'm a good friend. I finished college, I have my education, I donate money anonymously. So when people criticize the kind of characters that I play on screen, I go, 'You know, that's part of history.'