Our household is built on love and respect. And we don't really let negative vibes stay too long. It's worked out. I got a great family, great kids.

You have to be able to give the people what you want in your way. And that's how you, to me, become a person that they love and not just a fly-by night actor.

I would love to meet Bob Marley. I mean, he's passed, but that's somebody that I would've loved to meet.

With film, I have to be a team player; it's a whole different thing. I can't just be a one-man show. I have to learn how to use people to the best of their ability and motivate them to be as passionate about the project as I am.

I still want to put together bigger and better programs to work with the community. I still think I could do better on that end.

I never was in the Nation of Islam... I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, 'cause it's just me and God.

The movie industry is one big collaboration. Music gives me that freedom to create things straight from my heart and my mind.