The elected officials should be working for the voters who elected them. Money corrupts the process. Why would you be giving a candidate money unless you expect something in return?

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.

It's important to focus on what we do best and master one craft at a time.

Sometimes, a new toy, a new technology, will focus you. The world is always trying to draw you out, so you always have to remember to go in.

I think that's what made rap such a stable footprint in culture, that it's so honest.

Never pass up any opportunity to share your gifts with the world.

I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.