Music is what I breathe, what I love to do. It keeps me alive.

Life's a climb. But the view is great.

I probably have an earlier curfew than anyone. My mom wants to keep me really safe and my dad's not overly protective, but he's a dad no matter what.

When Life Puts You in Tough Situations, Don't Say 'Why Me', Say 'Try Me'

Anyone that hates on you is always below you, because they're just jealous of what you have.

If you believe in yourself anything is possible.

Always look forward and try to push pass the negativity. I think everyone's beautiful and they deserve to be happy no matter what.

The greatest opportunities in life come with fear and risk.

You can't blame me for who I am.

Remember that only God can judge us; forget the haters, because Somebody loves you.

It is important to ask yourself why you’re doing what you’re doing and what purpose it serves in the big picture.

We must share! Sharing IS caring. Share everything: every idea, every resource, every story, every gift, every worry and every burden. Share yourself.

His plate was full but his fists sat motionless like two dark quartz stones on either side of it.

The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race.

I don't think I'm tough in a so called tough way. I'm tough on myself.

The very name of a politician, a statesman, is sure to cause terror and hatred; it has always connected with it the ideas of treachery, cruelty, fraud, and tyranny.

The greatest miracle of love is the cure of coquetry.

Why should we stop living because some people try to kill what is left of energy in ourselves?

Ballet was exactly what I was searching for, but my environment definitely made me the dancer and the person that I am today. And the Hip-Hop culture was a big part of it.

Of all the diseases I have known, loneliness is the worst.

Everything that I've done was prudent and never has anyone gotten hurt in my films - not a single actor, not a single extra, ever.