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

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

Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings and emotions

I want to represent the idea that you really can make what you want I believe I can create whatever I want to create.

Being realistic is the quickest path to mediocrity

Thomas Jefferson was a real poet. He was slick with that 'pursuit' of happiness because the 'pursuit' puts it back on you.

My biggest emotional defeat and the greatest emotional pain I've had as an actor was when "Wild Wild West" opened up to $52 million. The movie wasn't good. And it hurt so bad to be the No. 1 movie - to open at $52 million - and to know the movie wasn't good.