Don't worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.

There's nothing wrong with starting off in a box, but you got to have a plan to come out that box.

When my nine goes buck, it will bust your head like a watermelon dropping 12 stories up.

I am only 33, I've got a lot to do. This is the first half of my career. I'm looking forward to the future and I'm proud about the past.

If you think about stuff that happened when you were young, it stays with you forever.

I did Are We There Yet? because I wanted to do a movie for my fans' kids. Black kids don't really see movies on this budget for them, starring them. And there's so many white kids that love that movie.

It's funny how people who ain't never been down there can think that America is so fair and that we should be alright. It's funny that the people who have their foot on our neck are telling us, 'Get up. What's wrong with you?'