Something that was instilled in me by my parents at a very young age is that there is no happy life without a life of service.

Not being happy really is my fear.

Often, kids don't appreciate the choices available, as if it's either the street or nothing.

Learn to love yourself and all that other stuff will not matter

If there's a certain song that I want to reach a certain person or certain type of person, that's when I play it for people.

I always try to set a positive example for my generation and promote confidence.

We have African-Americans and black people getting behind the scenes more and more, we get true black images in television and film...because we have black people behind them. They can tell stories from those points of view and bring to life those characters who have yet to be shown. As long as we have people behind the camera just as much as in front of the camera doing the work, then we'll always be good.