Anthony Anderson, Born: 15 August 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA

I went to the High School for Performing Arts, and to Howard University on a talent scholarship.

More oftentimes than not, you're automatically guilty before innocent.

Some of these guys... I've worked with Ice Cube, I think he's an immensely talented rapper and actor...Show more »

Some of these guys... I've worked with Ice Cube, I think he's an immensely talented rapper and actor. Show less «

Romeo Must Die (2000) was the first film that I did where I was able to just be free as an actor.

I've worked with some actors who can't act.

Independent films are where you really get to cut your teeth and have some fun and do the things tha...Show more »

Independent films are where you really get to cut your teeth and have some fun and do the things that mainstream Hollywood doesn't want to do. Show less «

There isn't a switch that I turn on. I'm an actor. This is what I do.

It's sort of an action flick. You can't be that funny trying to steal diamonds.

I realized my family was funny, because nobody ever wanted to leave our house.

You can say what you want to about a rapper in a movie, but look at what Ice Cube has done. Ice Cube...Show more »

You can say what you want to about a rapper in a movie, but look at what Ice Cube has done. Ice Cube has created more opportunities for other actors to get jobs in this business than some actors have. Show less «

I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who just happens to be funny on occasion.

I've gotten my butt kicked by the best. Jet Li beat me up the best, but Steven Segal can still kick ...Show more »

I've gotten my butt kicked by the best. Jet Li beat me up the best, but Steven Segal can still kick a good butt. It's a different kind of kicking, though. Show less «

I ain't got nothing. I've got this watch, and these shoes, and that's about it.

You take the quote from Samuel L. Jackson about how he'll never work with a rapper, and I can unders...Show more »

You take the quote from Samuel L. Jackson about how he'll never work with a rapper, and I can understand where he's coming from because he says rappers can't act. Show less «

Comedy is second nature for me.

Everyone realized I was the innocent victim of a shakedown.

If you respect the art and you have some talent about you, I'm on your team.

Tom Arnold and I, we have a huge firefight scene on top of a German tank. I get to shoot 50 caliber ...Show more »

Tom Arnold and I, we have a huge firefight scene on top of a German tank. I get to shoot 50 caliber rounds. We shoot a helicopter out of the sky. That's the only fight I'm in. Show less «

Things are changing. I've been training since I was 9 years old to stretch my wings as an actor dram...Show more »

Things are changing. I've been training since I was 9 years old to stretch my wings as an actor dramatically, but have never really been afforded the opportunity to show that. Show less «

Glenn Close is a living icon. You look at the work, and I think it's wild, because she thinks some o...Show more »

Glenn Close is a living icon. You look at the work, and I think it's wild, because she thinks some of her best work was in Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and that's what I believe, as well. Show less «

They gave us the freedom just to play and have fun.

Leo (Leonardo DiCaprio) couldn't deliver Mr. Martin Scorsese his Oscar with The Aviator (2004), but ...Show more »

Leo (Leonardo DiCaprio) couldn't deliver Mr. Martin Scorsese his Oscar with The Aviator (2004), but I will go on record to say I will do so with The Departed (2006). Show less «

You say you're a comedian, you always have to be on guard.

I provide a little comic relief.

(in 2006, about The Departed (2006)] Working with [Martin Scorsese] is a dream come true and we're j...Show more »

(in 2006, about The Departed (2006)] Working with [Martin Scorsese] is a dream come true and we're just having a ball, Just how he commands a set . . . But we are staying true to the original film. We shot in New York for a couple of months, and then we've been in Boston the last three weeks, and then we're coming back to New York through the first week of September. So it's just a nice ride right now. Show less «

Set your heights more than what you see around you, see beyond.

My choices were never wrong.

My wife and I have always trusted each other, and I have to thank her strength.

It's just a matter of me opening up the page and whatever is written on the page, that's what I'm he...Show more »

It's just a matter of me opening up the page and whatever is written on the page, that's what I'm here to do. Show less «

It's a remake of a film called Infernal Affairs. It's a Hong Kong film, and if we come anywhere clos...Show more »

It's a remake of a film called Infernal Affairs. It's a Hong Kong film, and if we come anywhere close to what they did in the original, we're going to have a hot property on our hands, because Infernal Affairs is a great piece. Show less «

If they respect the craft and what we're doing and they bring something to the table and they work h...Show more »

If they respect the craft and what we're doing and they bring something to the table and they work hard, I don't care what you do as your side job or as your day job. Show less «

Be ready for when your time comes, you will have that window of opportunity, so seize the moment and...Show more »

Be ready for when your time comes, you will have that window of opportunity, so seize the moment and capitalize on it. Show less «