I've always gotten good grades, you know, with my teachers and my English teachers, 'cause I was able to - they'd say, "What did you do for the summer?" I'm able to explain it to them in a written form. And my teachers always patted me on the back for that, being able to take what's in my mind and put it on paper.

For me rappers and dancers are poets and artists and often times the most interesting performances are given by them.

Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.

Cinderella hoein' for the fellas, Mr. Roger was getting kind of jealous.

I know my flavor's going to work because I just know there's not a lot of guys like me around. So you got to figure out what's that about you.

Anybody that really knew Tupac will tell you the same thing. That he was just a dude that was full of life, full of energy.

I figured, when I make a movie, especially earlier in my career, one thing I was going to make sure was that the movie doesn't cost a lot and that it has potential to make a lot of money. That's how you get respect in Hollywood.