"I know I did the right thing by taking time off to raise my son. But it also came at a price. I turned down many opportunities over the years because I didn't want to leave him for long periods of time. And in Hollywood, as in any business, the calls stop coming when you don't answer."

"You go out with a girl you used to date, she looks so damn good, and then at a certain point you say, Boy, now I remember. I know why I left!"

"At one point in my career, while still hosting 'The Arsenio Hall Show,' I was told by my doctor that it might not be physically possible for me to have children."

"My name is Arsenio. That's a very unique name for a black man. In Greek, it means Leroy."

"There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles."

"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."

"Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers."

"Any young man who is unmarried at the age of twenty one is a menace to the community."