Trust me, when they read the [Oscar] results, my face was...frozen. But then I thought about it, and I just decided just to...let it go.

All kings and queens are not born of royal bloodlines. Some become royal because of what they do once they realize who they are

The people have allowed me to - they've respected my choice of wanting to be like, a little, you know, a baby alchemist, and just trying to mix different cultures together and things that I think are interesting.

You treat the air as a canvas and the paint is the chords that come through your fingers, out of the keyboard.

When I'm in the mood for room service, my favorite order is a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich.

So many people just have that innate thing that allows them to express themselves in a way the majority can follow. That's when you're affecting culture.

First thing I do [in the morning] is thank the master. I thank God every day.