When I first came to Los Angeles, I was a teacher in Compton. I know how in need schools are around the country.

My parenting style is probably like that of my parents, because you do how you learn. My mother was very nurturing and loving, but very stern. She was a disciplinary. My dad was also very loving.

Let our love chase all clouds awayHold my hand and feel the dayYour footsteps guide my steps all alongBeneath my skin your veins belong.

No one can steal your freedom from you. You can only give it away.

i won't be happy until i'm famous like God

Take a searching inventory of your speech, habits, behaviors, appearance, hobbies, preferences, talents, and products. The key is what makes you distinct and unlike others.

My parents went crazy when they found out that I had gotten the part in 'Conversations With My Father!' I'd never given acting a thought. They were proud of me and very encouraging.

I prefer darker things and more minimal stuff. I don't like when people just put words on canvases.

Art should be waged like war.

You are what you dream you are and become. And, I wish Americans would get out of the sickness and just become greater.

Cruel to be kind means that I love you.

Desire is creation, is the magical element in that process. If there were an instrument by which to measure desire, one could foretell achievement.