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"I knew a dude whose entire check was going to his car. He didn't care. This is back when the Mustang 5.0 came out in, like, '82. Between paying the note and insurance, I think he had like $40 left. A lot of people knew people because of their car, and not them."
"I think [director] Malcolm Lee is a real master at being able to make you laugh while bringing serious subject-matter, so the movie doesn't hinge on silliness, but on real life."
"I was trying to be the best rapper in the world. I wasn't thinking about acting."
"You have to be able to give the people what you want in your way. And that's how you, to me, become a person that they love and not just a fly-by night actor."
"I think that my "Let's get it done! Let's have fun! Let's make a great movie!" attitude helped. I rarely have problems on my movies with egos and attitudes."
"My thing is: stay creative. And just because somebody starts to pay you, that don't mean all your creativity goes to that, and you don't save none for yourself to be able to do other, bigger and better things and still follow your dreams even if you start off inside of a box."
"I don't consider myself ever joining. But I have affiliations, for sure."
"I always said that what I do is street knowledge, you let the street know what the politicians of today are doing, and if the politicians are listening, let them know what the streets think."
"I would love a shot at a lead role, but it's not up to me right now. I just try to make the most out of every opportunity I'm given, and hope somebody will get on my side. Until that happens, I'm just a working actor."
"As a husband, I'm a true partner. I don't believe one person should have dominance over another."
"You don't have to spend $200 million or $100 million to make a great movie."
"You learn that Hollywood has its own rules, sometimes. And it's tricky, and sometimes you can't see what's coming around the corner."
"My problem is that I never get through the whole book. I skim through this one, that one, and then the other one."
"The way I grew up and the neighborhood I come from, when you know somebody's beating you and you still let it happen, then you're a victim. You're no longer a man when you know something is happening and you don't stand up. So that's just how we raised."
"Whatever happened in the neighborhood. That's what I was rapping about. And that sparked people's interest. And that's what kind of put me on that path."
"I can't really attribute my success onscreen to any formula and suggest you "do this or that" to make it as an actor."
"I hope everything works in our favor. The show is cool. It’s family fare. We ain’t aiming at the cheap seats. Instead, we’re making something with a broad appeal that people of any color or creed and from all walks of life can enjoy and maybe learn something from."
"While I had done the movies through Revolution Studios, we own the sitcom. It was a situation where, once the team was assembled, I knew we could create something really, really good."
"I'm ready to run a studio. I'm ready to green light movies, and be in it to win it, you know? It's close. It'll happen."
"I'm the most successful person in my generation of family members, and that sucks."