If you admire somebody, you should go ahead and tell them. People never get the flowers while they can still smell them.

People need to understand that hip-hop that has gun talk is just for entertainment; similar to if you were watching a movie. Film schools don't have anything against movies with violence.

I wonder...would you rather have 100 from an average person or 10 from someone who is outstanding

People always try to box you in to what they know you best for.

My goal, if I was going to do art, fine art, would have been to become Picasso or greater. That always sounds so funny to people, comparing yourself to someone in the past that has done so much, and in your life you’re not even allowed to think that you can do as much. That’s a mentality that suppresses humanity.

Brands are selling our self-esteem back to us, through association. We need to own our brands.

We have the ability to approach our race like ants, or we have the ability to approach our race like crabs.