“I went through an experience that taught me that as soon as you think that you know how your life is going to be, something in the universe will make you realize that you really are not that in control of it.”

I don’t expect to seem cool to everyone; nor do I want to be. I think that’s the opposite of the definition of cool. So I don’t care at all.

Hateful, racist and ignorant remarks. When I hear people criticize without knowing the context, it makes me boil inside.

I want to be an actor, I am just not very comfortable talking about myself.

I know who I am. I have a very strong sense of self.

This weird thing happens when you’re in a movie that has some level of success. People start offering you all kinds of things, and they just expect you to do them because they’ll be good for your career. It’s not about the project’s integrity or anything like that.

I don’t believe in censorship.

One of the greatest struggles of becoming an adult is figuring out what you want to do and what makes you happy. The courageous thing is to stick with it and see it through and see if you were correct.

I think we want to be around people that kind of push us and inspire us and maybe teach us.

If you follow your heart, you’re never going to regret anything, even if you completely mess up constantly.

There’s no way to be prepared for a conversation with someone you don’t know about something that means the world to you.

If you didn’t have anxiety, then you wouldn’t have passion for anything. The reason we have anxiety is because you care and you’re thoughtful.

I think romance is anything honest. As long as it’s honest, it’s so disarming.

Beauty is more than just shining for others. You don’t need to have the perfect face to be beautiful. Being ugly or beautiful is a matter of energy, and true beauty comes from the heart.

I think it’s ridiculous that you need to look a certain way to be conventionally pretty.

If you respect yourself and you love yourself, that’s the only way anybody else is going to.

Just don’t hold back. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes and stuff.

I see hip-hop as going in a self-managing place. It’s very culturally controlled and artist-controlled. It’s not really based on a label anymore. Everything is pretty much in the control of the artist. Which is amazing.

When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes. Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain.

A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.

I fall in love much too quickly and that results in me getting badly hurt. The problem with love is that you lose control and that is a very vulnerable state to be in.

The lesson being that in life you control what you can.

You know you can’t control me, baby, you need a real one in your life.

Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.

In terms of love, you’re not in control and I hate that feeling. I seem to write a lot of sad songs because I’m a very tragic person. But there’s always an element of humor at the end.