“Anything that’s not positive, I don’t have the energy to focus on it. Anything that’s not going in the right direction, I don’t have the time or the energy.”

The curse turned to grace when the hurt turned to faith.

There’s a difference between violence and senseless violence.

I’m still the same. That’s why the fans love me. Because they need stability in the industry.

I don’t have to be working on an album to record a song.

You can’t call any one person the devil. Because no one person has the power to be the devil.

I can forgive, I just can’t forget.

I’m a blessing to whoever gets to really know me.

No matter how hard it rains, withstand the pain.

The day I will never forget is the day I married my wife.

The places that ive been, the things that i have seen – what you have as nightmares, are what i have as dreams.

It’s a waste of energy to think about what somebody else is doing and how they doing it. I’ma just do what I do.

Do dirt, get dirt. So I treat people with the same respect that I want.

A lot of artists that I’ve met let me know they’re huge fans of mine.

I’m glad that young black people are successful with the music. I’m not a hater.

I like L.A., I like the fans, I like to come out here to work.

A lot of people, we want a miracle, we want a huge blessing. People will forget that a miracle will only happen on the platform of a tragedy.

You can direct the outcome of any situation you face through the power of thought. Keep your thoughts focused on the best possible outcome for everyone involved and never allow yourself to be pushed where you don’t choose to be.

Everything that is somehow related to direction and filmmaking fascinates me, like cinematography.

Religion, politics, society are exploiting you, and you are being conditioned by them; you are being forced in a particular direction. You are not human beings; you are mere cogs in a machine.

10 percent of any population is cruel, no matter what, and 10 percent is merciful, no matter what, and the remaining 80 percent can be moved in either direction.

Peace is one of the most obvious earmarks of the authority of Christ. A sense of peace will virtually always accompany His will and direction, even when the direction might not have been our personal preference.

There comes a day when you realize turning the page is the best feeling in the world.

Directing is more like you’re being a psychologist and you’re kind of analyzing the situation and evaluating each person for their idiosyncrasies.

It doesn’t really matter how fast you’re going if you’re heading in the wrong direction.