You Know What? I Never Really Factor Hollywood Into Anything. I'm A Black Actor, So I Cant Really Control What Hollywood Thinks. I Gotta Go Do My Thing, And My Jokes Have Got To Be Funny. Whatever I Do Has Got To Be Great. - SearchQuotes

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You know what? I never really factor Hollywood into anything. I'm a black actor, so I cant really control what Hollywood thinks. I gotta go do my thing, and my jokes have got to be funny. Whatever I do has got to be great.

Jamie Foxx

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