Rap is rhythm and poetry. Hip-hop is storytelling and poetry as well.

America makes up its own mind about what it wants to see.

You have to work with what you are given, even in Shakespeare. we have our form and it is important that we free ourselves through it.

I think that I have sold out sometimes.

I knew I was happy when I was dancing.

We make a contract within ourselves as actors or directors or writers about how much of ourselves we let into projects. You can actually figure out before you work on something how much blood you will have to let emotionally.

When you get to play with the big boys, your game improves drastically.