You can't pussyfoot around. When you're talking to lions, you can't meow like a pussycat.

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.

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

My son Darrel could recite 'Straight Outta Compton' at two years old. He loved it! You can expose your kids to anything as long as you sit there and explain it to them.

The real is always presented. That hardcore record or movie is not needed in the hood, because it's already there. You can see it with your own eyes.

When I did 'Boyz N The Hood', I never thought how we grew up in South Central was interesting enough for a movie.

I'm the most successful person in my generation of family members, and that sucks.