I constantly get out of my comfort zone. Looking cool is the easiest way to mediocrity. The coolest guy in my high school ended up working at a car wash. Once you push yourself into something new, and whole new world of opportunities opens up. But you might get hurt. In fact you will get hurt. But amazingly when you heal – you are somewhere you’ve never been.
Everybody says they’re trying to get their piece of the pie. They don’t realize that the world is a kitchen – you can make your own pie.
Never stop being YOU. I am out to be the best ME I can be. Do what you LOVE and you will be badass.
Never let anyone define you. You are the only person who defines you. No one can speak for you. Only you speak for you. You are your only voice.
You get better at working by working. And if you don’t work, you’re not getting better.
But think about how evil that is for one man to think that he’s actually more valuable than a woman, because as a human being your worth is immeasurable.
I’m African-American by my culture, not by my color. Race does not exist.
I call myself the Amusement Park. That’s because I’m funny and scary at the same time.
I relax while I work. It’s really weird but my job doesn’t feel like work at all. That’s why I try to do as much as possible. When I’m on the set, learning lines and playing around, I’m relaxed. It’s so amazing.
The thing that you think is imperfect about you, is the thing that makes you who you are. It separates you from everybody else.
Never stop! Slow down sometimes, but never stop!
I always stay in the urban comedy genre because it just never gets old. It’s one of those things that people watch, again and again. This is that kind of movie. It gives you longevity.
You can’t be perfect, so enjoy your imperfections.
I feel like we need to make new superheroes, African-American superheroes, that people would accept.
And remember how he wrote the first Rocky in a few days, and wouldn’t sell the script even though he was starving, because they wanted to put somebody else in the lead role. To see what he’s accomplished, dog, that’s what it’s all about.
I’m actually a perpetual 13-year-old. I’ve never advanced beyond 13. Every day, tomorrow is my 14th birthday. That’s my kind of humor.
It ain’t easy being cheesy!
School is cool. That’s why it rhymes.
Hollywood is a bit of a publicity game where it’s constantly trying to portray things and put up this image and I was not interested in that.