When I was in N.W.A. and didn't get paid all the money I was owed, that's when the business side of showbiz hit me. I thought, "Half of this is workin'. I'm famous, but now I need to be famous with some money." That got my brain started at trying to figure out the business end. And once I figured out the business side, I next came to understand that success really comes down to the product, not to me, my personality, or what club I'm seen going into or coming out of. None of that matters.

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.

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.

You want the industry to finally admit that you're good. But I'm still good without their admission.

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.

When I was six, God was a white man with a big beard riding on a white cloud. That's the image television pumps.

I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different shit, you know what I mean?