Don't waste your time explaining who you are to people who are committed to misunderstanding you.

I always want to be growing in my craft. Any artist should - whether you paint, whether you do music or film - always grow and study.

Barack Obama didn't say "I only want to be the President of Black people," he said "I want to be the President of the United States and have something to say about the United States and my perspective and my lens is going to affect my judgment on everything" and that's the way a Christian should be. I'm going to invade culture and my lens and perspective is going to influence culture just as much as anyone else's.

As I grew older I found that I really had a knack for rhyming and I pursued that. So by thirteen I got serious about using my writing and rhyming skills. I did it everywhere I could.

Character isn't who you are when life goes your way. Character is who you really are when the bottom falls out.

You don't need to be accepted by everyone else to get reaccepted by the one who made you.

My prayer is that people will not being ashamed to know that confession is not the end of the world and it actually brings healing.