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Martin Lawrence

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer. Lawrence came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably in the television sitcom Martin and the films House Party, Boomerang, Bad Boys, Wild Hogs, Nothing to Lose, Blue Streak, Life, Big Momma's House, and A Thin Line Between Love & Hate.

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I just try to get along with people and show the love that I would like to be shown to me.

Like, People, Shown, Shows, Trying

Fatherhood means a great deal to me. I love it. To me, there aint nothing better, because your kids keep it real with you. When you think things are bad, you look at them and they show you how things could be all right, and it's all worth it.

Deal, Family, Inspirational, Keep, Motivational, Right

I don't live to eat, I eat to live.

Eat, Live

I don't really judge. To each his own. You like what you like. If you want someone who's big-boned and you like that, ain't nothing wrong with having a little extra meat on their. If you like them thin-boned, then that's okay too.

Judging, Meat, Okay, Want, Wrong

If I give you two children films then come back and give you an adult film. I just love mixing it up and not being pegged into one specific thing.

Adult, Back, Children, Film, Giving, Two

When I'm playing Big Momma, it's so much work that all I want to do, when I'm finished, is go back home and just relax and study my lines and get ready for the next day.

Big, Home, Momma, Next Day, Relax

Everybody has a Big Momma: the mother or the grandmother who tells it like it is, keeps it real with them, isn't afraid to tell you the truth about yourself.

Afraid, Big, Bigs, Mother, Real

Life- ride it until the wheels fall off.

Fall, Inspiring, Life, Ride, Seize The Day, Wheels

You might see some of the movies that I'm in where there are shades of drama or whatever, but for the most part, I don't get offered serious roles.

Drama, Offered, Part, Roles, Serious, Shade

If somebody pisses me off and I understand it ain't personal then I'll go to another place and I'll meditate.

Ifs, Meditate, Personal, Pisses, Place, Somebody

It's always fun to be able to have a voice, because it helps me to stay in tune with the project and the people that I am working with. Ther's nothing worse than being on a project and not being able to have a voice. I don't like that.

Fun, Helps, People, Stay, Tune, Voice

For me, this was all or nothing. I left no room for anything else. That goal was just for my own push, my own self-esteem. The fear of not being a success in my life made me push even harder.

Fear, Goal, Life, Room, Self Esteem, Success

Boxing kept me out of the streets, by giving me something to do. And it gave me a father figure in the coach that was there for me. I just reiterated what my mother was trying to teach me about focusing and getting my life together.

Boxing, Father, Figure, Mother, Streets, Together

I was a B. I. G. fan. I like all of his stuff. I don't really have a favorite song. They all are good, and each brings different memories to me. And you can still listen to it to this day and it means something.

Different, Good, Mean, Memories, Song

NO ONE is immune to the trials and tribulations of life.

Immune, Life, Trials, Trials And Tribulations, Tribulation

You can be cool and at the same time respect your woman, who will hopefully become your wife, who will hopefully become the mother of your kids. America needs to get back to family values.

America, Become, Family, Kids, Mother, Needs

God inspired me, because I was blessed with the knowledge that I wanted to do this. And my mother supported it. She said, 'Whatever it is you want to do. If you believe acting or comedy is what you really want to do, I can only tell you it's not easy, it's very hard, but I'll support you. ' Her supporting me enabled me to move forward.

Believe, Comedy, Mother, Moving, Said, Supported

For me [in my stand-ups] I do what is from the heart. I do what I relate to, what I can talk about, things that I can define. I don't try to talk about things just because they might be a popular subject. I talk about things I know about.

Heart, Know, Might, Popular, Relate, Trying

I don't really judge. To each his own. You like what you like.

Judge, Judging, Like

We grew to know the meaning of love. That is what allowed me and my family to stay close together.

Family, Know, Meaning, Meaning Of Love, My Family, Together

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