Ernie Hudson

“Winston was a blue-collar guy. He was the guy who was looking for a job.”

“The fourth Ghostbuster, Winston, was written for Eddie Murphy. It was a much bigger part.”

“I always tell people, 'You can't be a bigot and be a Christian.' I mean, it's just a contradiction in terms.”

“I'm a character actor. I've always been a character actor.”

“I've been blessed. I've had a great life.”

“I've done a lot of things that I'm not necessarily proud of, but I'm not ashamed of anything.”

“I've learned to take roles and make them my own. I'm not afraid to take risks.”

“I just want to work. I want to be a working actor.”

“If you can find something that you're really passionate about, whether you're a man or a woman, and if you can make a living at it, you're going to be a happy person.”

“I came from a very poor background. I came from the ghetto.”

“When I started in this business, I was a single parent. I was a young man. I was a black man.”

“I was in the Marine Corps, and I served a year in Vietnam.”

“I love the business. I love to act.”

“You get to a certain age and you realize, 'I'm not going to be the leading man.' You're the guy who is the best friend, the cop, the dad, the whatever.”

“For me, 'The Hand That Rocks the Cradle' was a defining moment in my career. It was a movie that made a lot of money and got a lot of attention.”