A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are.

Don't chase people. Be yourself, do your own thing and work hard. The right people - the ones who really belong in your life - will come to you. And Stay.

I work from almost a dangerous place in my mind sometimes.

There's so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father - and how come that's not as newsworthy?

And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working.

Begging for acknowledgment, or even asking, diminishes dignity and diminishes power.

The execs don't care what color you are. They care about how much money you make. Hollywood is not really black or white. It's green.