I control every interaction with every human being I'm with. I can actually manage any situation with 98 percent of the people on Earth.

The women who don't seek attention are usually the women you need to be giving your attention to.

I don't necessarily believe in organized religion.

You've got to run your career. What happens is a lot of times artists have this talent and they're just looking for somebody to take it and do something with it. And you have to be the creative force.

The first eight years of schooling was with all white people. So that helped me to understand how white people think. I think that transition is what helped me bridge the gap, because that's what my success has really been about: bridging the gap between the black community and the white community.

If you're always ready, you don't have to get ready.

Whatever you have is gonna die and you are gonna have to rebirth something new. You have to be willing to ride the waves.