I'm not actually from Compton - I'm from South Central Los Angeles, and my father still lives in the same house I grew up in, so I'm there all the time.

I won't lay down my principles for any kind of recognition or any kind of position or trying to be more famous. It's just not in me. I'd rather be a man. And then to have all this crazy stuff on my conscience.

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

You don't wanna mess up what you've done. It's like Jordan coming back: You're scared to mess up the legacy.

If I only had 24 hours to live, I would spend the time telling everybody I love that I love them.

I think that my "Let's get it done! Let's have fun! Let's make a great movie!" attitude helped. I rarely have problems on my movies with egos and attitudes.

I do what I do. You like it, great. You don't, go listen to somebody else. I'm stickin' with the people who stuck with me.