You can't be in politics unless you can walk in a room and know in a minute who's for you and who's against you.
To keep your secret is wisdom but to expect others to keep it is folly.
The only politics in this country that's relevant to black people today is...
As an actor it's more interesting to play a nerd than anything else. It's a lot more fun - you don't worry about 'what's my hair like?' in the morning or 'which is my great angle?'