I look to challenge myself with a character that's not like myself or anything I've done before, but I certainly don't reject roles based on how often I've done them.

I'm more into beats than rhymes.

I'm a huge fan of anything touched by the Neptunes.

I can't wait for my little sisters to start dating, because it will really be fun to pick on their boyfriends.

A bad guy always assumes he's going to win, whereas the good guy has to struggle with, what if I lose?, and the audience wants to struggle with him.

Bad guys have more fun.

The people who misuse the Sabbath lose the blessings of spiritual food and growth promised to those who keep this commandment.

Men who have greatness within them don't go in for politics.

Of all the joys that lighten suffering earth, what joy is welcomed like a new born child?

The music that really turns me on is either running toward God or away from God. Both recognize the pivot, that God is at the center of the jaunt.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer. All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

You can't wield a handbag from an empty chair.

His life has been like a ballpark, hasn't it? All lines, structure, and rules, never changing. But now he's been hit over the wall into unknown territory.

I don't like guys who are conventional. I'm an achiever; he has to be an achiever. I admire drive, I admire ambition. I like a guy who keeps my on my toes.

In certain books—some way in the first few paragraphs you know that you have met a brother.

The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose . to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.