The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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My advice for anyone who wants to follow in my footsteps: create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don’t doubt yourself.
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I feel like I got a whole lot of living to do before I think about summing it up in a book.
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Don’t get a movie confused with real life. I’m a well-rounded human being like everyone else.
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You don’t wanna mess up what you’ve done. It’s like Jordan coming back: You’re scared to mess up the legacy.
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Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.
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I love music. It’s freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
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There’s nothing wrong with starting off in a box, but you got to have a plan to come out that box.
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I don’t cook gumbo, but I just know it’s a lot of good ingredients in it. And, with a movie, you got to have all those ingredients.
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I have a really beautiful life right now, so there is no reason to be hostile. I’m a husband, a father and a man who tries to do the right thing in life and in my work.
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I think everybody likes a person that stands up for themselves. Nobody likes a punk or a coward.
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The silver and black may have another home, but the Raiders will always belong to the people of Los Angeles.
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You can do anything in the world if you say “Hey man, don’t blame me, the devil made me do it. It’s an easy way to escape responsibility.”
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I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain’t bad, just some of them.
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Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.
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You never get tired of seeing yourself on TV. It’s always extra cool… always a treat.
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You like a woman, she’s got kids, it’s a package. You can’t just go in one-sided.
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I grew up in the seventies and disco was big. That influenced me the most.
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If I only had 24 hours to live, I would spend the time telling everybody I love that I love them.
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When I was six, God was a white man with a big beard riding on a white cloud. That’s the image television pumps.
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Sometimes you got to start somewhere. And it’s cool, as long as where you start is not where you plan on finishing.
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Sometimes, when you want to laugh, reality steps in.
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I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who’s trying to learn to like reading should start off reading about a topic they are interested in, or a person they are interested in.
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Money is the root of all evil. Yeah, money is the root. It’s not racism and “this-ism” and “that-ism”; it’s our thirst and hunger for money. And that’s where all the bodies are buried.
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Keep doin’ what you’re doin’, fall in love with what you’re creating, and everything else will fall into place.
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I’m not actually from Compton – I’m from South Central Los Angeles, and my father still lives in the same house I grew up in, so I’m there all the time.
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I have great people, smart people that are around me and we love the challenge. I guess it’s like climbing a mountain or building a building. It’s a challenge but you love every challenge that it brings or presents itself.
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