Don't get too comfortable with who you are at any given time - you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be.

I don't work well outside the lines; my report card once read, "doesn't play well with others."

New Jersey shaped who and what I am. Growing up in Jersey gave you all the advantages of New York, but you were in its shadow. Anyone who's come from here will tell you that same story.

I might have been through some changes, but changing the way I look wasn't one of the major ones. To be honest. I'm sick of the whole subject of my hair. I mean, are you just sitting there looking at my hair, or are you looking at me?

My philanthropy is no relation to anybody else's. None. My philanthropy and what we do at the foundation speaks for itself and has no relation to anyone's.

Time, ain't nothin, but time. It's a verse with no rhyme, and it all comes down to you.

I could always write songs, act, get into politics, or stay home with the kids. But I've got to have some fun.