[The rapper-turned-actor borrows from Eastern thought to make his point.] The Chinese have a saying, ... 'Beware the man with the Buddha's mouth and the snake's heart.' This is the perfect example of that. |
And my new focus is in acting. That's where I'm putting the majority of my energy. |
He said, 'That's our secret: Kill them with kindness.' |
I figured if I can stay with them, I could maybe keep some of their rhythm going. |
I think when you move past your fear and you go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you become free. Know what I'm saying? Move past the fear. |
I thought it was the greatest opportunity as an actor, ... It's the first time I got to do something a little different. It's an amazing piece of material. |
I try to do the right thing with money. Save a dollar here and there, clip some coupons. Buy ten gold chains instead of 20. Four summer homes instead of eight. |
I've achieved basically all of the goals - by the grace of God - that I wanted to in music, |
It's the devil, you know. |
Since my new focus is acting, ... my primary focus was bringing David Burke's character to life. My focus was artistic. |
To he who much is given, much is required. That's the importance of this day, |
Wish they could take my longevity and bottle it, |
You could teach with this film, ... Because you know what? That neighborhood drug dealer? He's not going to come up to your kid cursing him out being mean to him. He's not going to come up to your kid with the gun out (saying) 'Take my drugs.' He's going to come up like, 'Hey how you doing?' He's going to kill you with kindness. |