36 Quotes by Demetrius Shipp, Jr.

In 10th grade, I was kicking it with the seniors. I introduced myself, and they were like, 'Yeah, Demetrius is cool, but we're gonna call you Pac.' That was it! It could be worse!

I don't have a huge acting background at all.

He's a layered person, so you have to tackle all the aspects of Tupac individually.

I want to impact some lives down the road, one by one, and I want people to look at my story and my life as an inspiration.

Acting opened me up.

There's so much black content on multiple platforms, and it's all getting great ratings. If you think about the Oscars snubbing 'Straight Outta Compton,' in a way, that kicked all of this off.

There aren't many people in the world that are as respected and loved when it comes to entertainment and as big as Pac. But the greatness that I adore the most is him as a man.

When I go places, I'm very much spotted, but I'm definitely ready for it and the opportunities it's going to bring.

My fondest memory of Tupac is my father producing 'Toss It Up' for him when I was 7 years old and hearing that.