Man, just believe in yourself, be able to dream, and know that there's going to be valleys and peaks. Always stay centered, and know that God is the key, the beginning and end of everything you do.

My mom has obviously had a powerful influence on my life and her voice can describe certain things that I couldn't see in myself.

I’ve met kids who haven’t had the best of parents but because they had something in them, or they had somebody at school help develop them, they turned out fine.

Me being able to be acting and doing other things has opened me as an artist, and I think even more from a visual standpoint.

The way [Barack Obama] danced, it looked like he could dance in a circle with anyone from Chris Brown to ... well, I don't want to say Michael Jackson, because he's like the king.

One day it'll all make sense.

I embody EVERYTHING from the Godly to the party.