Half of the reason why people aren't able to succeed in life is because they hypnotize themselves into believing that they can't accomplish their goals, it's a mind game they play with themselves.

Young kids out here see what's on TV and feel like they can start rapping. They think rappers are rich and really have their own jets and Bentleys, but in lot of cases that stuff is rented.

I like so many different genres of music that I guess it would be hard for me to pick one person who inspires me when so many people inspire me to make good music.

It's a beautiful thing to build your own fan base and pay the bills knowing that you're staying true to your music at the end of the day. I look at life like this, the sky's the limit!

I would describe myself as a hard worker, very humble and focused on whatever it is that I put my mind to.

I'm really just concentrating on making good music, whether it's using a sample or doing an original track.

The only reason I started using samples was because people talked about me not sounding like Kanye or The Heatmakers.

I just look up to anyone who made music back then because you really had to be a musician. There were no samples or drum machines. Those people back in the day paved the way for people like me.

God is my spiritual guide. Half the music I come up with I really don't know where it comes from.

You can't have somebody guide you through everything - some things you have to learn on your own.

I don't have to be as big as Dre, Kanye or Pharrell. Nobody even has to know my face. As long as I'm getting placements and I'm making good music and able to support myself - I'm good.

I always thought I should be treated like a star.

Schools cannot shut their gates and leave the outside world on the doorstep.

How we put our collective talents to work is a social issue, not solely a personal one.

The only love she inspires is the canine kind.

Hunger. It's like an animal trapped inside you, Thomas thought.

Work isn't really work for me. I hate to tell you this, but I've never liked the weekend in my life. I was enthusiastic about Monday morning from the day I left college.

If a player's not doing the things he should, put him on the bench. He'll come around.

Well I'd really love to work with Robert De Niro, because he's still the most talented actor out there.

It is possible to move through the drama of our lives without believing so earnestly in the character that we play.

I was always looking outside of myself for stories and ideas and influences and then I kind of realized in 2010, that all of this time, I've developed a "sound." And I've never fully explored it.