I’ve been training as an actor for six years. Nobody goes to acting school for six years. I mean, the college course is only four years! I absolutely trained.

I’m not giving up my history and what I’ve done in my music because I love it and I’m very proud of it. I just want to open it up for more people.

I think I’m the best, of course. How could I not?

We’re going to raise a lot of money for cancer awareness, give some to the American Cancer Society and hopefully make a big difference.

We need to make sure that there’s art in the school. Why? Why should art be in the school? Because if art isn’t in a school, then a guy like Steve Jobs doesn’t get a...

Do what you love; you’ll be better at it. It sounds pretty simple, but you’d be surprised how many people don’t get this one right away.

The person that made me want to make movies, and the reason I do films, is Bruce Lee. He was an incredible actor, and he had a lot of charisma. Handsome, action, you know, everything...

The people who go get an LL album want to hear LL. They don’t want to hear LL trying to sound like DMX or whoever else is out there. That’s not what they want to...

Stand up and face your fears, or they will defeat you.

What you do in your art – TV, music, film stuff – touches people. And they want to touch you. So that’s a blessing. I’m okay with it.

What I don’t do is try to like become whoever I’m rapping with. The people who go get an LL album want to hear LL.

That’s one of the good things about music. You get to do it live, where you can touch the people and interact with them.

I am what I am, I’m doing very well in my life, and I’m thankful to God for that.

What I say on a record and what I say off a record is two different things. And that’s always been the case. There’s a difference between confidence on a record and arrogance.

The secret to it all is just to enjoy what you’re doing. This is not working at the coal face, this is not sweeping behind a restaurant. It’s work, but it’s not work. It gives...

I’m not trying to be new school and I’m not old school – I’m classic. There’s a lot of new cars and there’s a lot of old cars, but I’m just classic in doing what...

I try to do the right thing with money. Save a dollar here and there, clip some coupons. Buy ten gold chains instead of 20. Four summer homes instead of eight.

I only do what comes from the heart.

I think in order to keep America great, we have to keep America creative.

You’ve got to stay focused without being boring – because all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Skinny, but dull.

Timing has a lot to with art.

What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious. The name thing: I will always...