“Acting is a grind, just like music is a grind. Sometimes it takes longer than what you can give.”

Instead of thinking about work the next day or thinking about what you have to do, if you live in the moment you’ll have some of the best times of your life.

From the inside looking out you can never see how it looks from the outside looking in.

Feeling more comfortable onstage is something I’ve worked on – it’s really about just being the artist I am.

Even though it’s tiring, I’m having the time of my life.

Definitely people like Kanye, inspired me to work hard. He’s somebody who I’ve seen put that grind in over the years.

Sometimes when you make good stuff and you love it, it gets outdated sometimes, because you’ve held on to it so long, you may not like it like you used to.

Patience is the ability to accept trouble, suffering, delay without getting angry or upset, I feel like if you can master patience you can master anything.

For me, personally, Detroit is a melting pot for everything. We get the best from the East Coast, West Coast and down South.

I really just appreciate good jewelry, clarity, gold. I think gold is made for kings and pharaohs – that’s what I am. That’s why I rock gold and, you know, stuff like that.

I feel like when you’re a celebrity, people dehumanize you and they forget you’re a real person.

I just always stay honest with myself. All my stuff isn’t boastful, but some of it is. But that’s just the music, the art.

As I put out more music, I really want to get to the point where people feel like my show is a must-see.

It’s evolution, man. Eventually the student becomes the teacher.

I’m not that big, physically. I’m just big where it counts – I got a big heart!

God made me in my beautiful form so I’m just trying to execute it.

Chains and stuff are nice, don’t get me wrong I love them and I wear chains, but I can do without it.

Unslumping yourself is not easily done.

Be firm on principle but flexible on method.

We should never finish a 20 year program in two years.

Nothing will divert me from my purpose.

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”

Don’t hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!

Everybody shut up. Let us work.

Whatever you build, build with care. Anyone who has built something big, has done it with care.