I want to get into the whole clothing thing, movies, but I just want to make sure that my artistry is locked down.

I feel that my ear candy is a little different from the ear candy most people are receiving right now.

You know, I think when people fly the nest a little too soon, as far as getting involved in movies, anything beyond the music can make it suffer, I just want to make sure that I'm not that guy.

I think the hip hop world and the rock world still have a lot in common, but it certainly seems like things happen and break at a much faster pace in the hip hop world.

A lot of people thought I was going to be a one-hit wonder, so I had that chip on my shoulder.

I'm not normally a jewelry person. I'm supposed to be a working class champion and all, and I don't like to rub my success in people's faces.

If you take any populated place - any major city in America - and drive 45 minutes from that spot directly out of town you'll be in about as country a place as you'll ever find.

The same things go on everywhere, whether you're from the city, the country or wherever.

Whatever is about you that is translated into your art, that's gonna keep you completly original and fresh and I just think that, that's just the best advice I can give, to an artist creatively.

We never got on a big, big tour, but we did a lot of spot dates.

I think the true rock fans are pretty loyal.

But God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through.

Gorgeous hair is the best revenge.

To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that people don't think is a good ride.

Davis Cup, you know, does take a lot out of you over the weekend. It's tough, especially if you play all three days.

Compassion without wisdom is dangerous. It's what enables people to support the 'underdog,' even if the underdog is evil

Ultimately one must abandon the path to enlightenment. If you still define yourself as a Buddhist, you are not a buddha yet.

It is the artists of the world, the feelers and the thinkers who will ultimately save us; who can articulate, educate, defy, insist, sing and shout the big dreams.

All my works are games, serious game.

Reconciliation takes time. Sometimes many decades, as the example of Europe shows. It is hard work.