No matter where you want to go, as long as you follow your path with faith, dedication and hard work, you are going to get there.

Every time I go into a new venture, I find a "rabbi" who has the business acumen to help me understand the mechanics of that industry, the costs involved in developing a product, and what you need to do in order to make a profit.

I ask everyone - white Hollywood and black Hollywood - to get outside of your comfort zone and make friends. That's where they're going to learn from each other, and that's where they're going to make better movies and make Hollywood a better place.

I want to fight poverty and ignorance and give opportunity to those people who are locked out.

In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's to have a vision and to stick with it... Once I have a vision for a new venture, I'm going to ride that vision until the wheels come off.

Hip-hop took some lessons from rock 'n' roll, and rock 'n' roll took some lessons from hip-hop.

Happy can make you money, but money can't make you happy.