When I wrote 'My Humps,' I said, 'This is the stupidest thing ever,' but in a good way. I always wondered what it must be like to be a girl, always gettin' pulled on. Maybe she's the smartest genius on the planet, but she's rackin' double Ds with a 26-inch waist and a big ol' ass and no one's ever gonna see her like that because that's the way the world is today.

I'm from east LA. I don't see colour.

There are five issues that make a fist of a hand that can knock America out cold. They're lack of jobs, obesity, diabetes, homelessness, and lack of good education.

When you think outside of what you know, that brings out the best in you.

Not many people give you a vision of what the future will bring.

Code writers, they are my idols.

I love India, Russia and touring has made me many friends abroad.