115 Quotes by common

Doing acting opened up other creative outlets; it made me feel freer as an artist.

One thing I have throughout my career, it felt like I did my best to align myself with quality artists, quality work, and it is a situation of steel sharpening steel.

I can only speak for myself - there were times when I just wasn't inspired by creating music.

The impact of a conscious artist is necessary, and it ripples through the world.

Obviously God knew I wasn't going to make it to the NBA as much as I probably believed. This was divine order.

My mom has obviously had a powerful influence on my life, and her voice can describe certain things that I couldn't see in myself.

Playing basketball is definitely one of my favorite things to do.

Movies and media really can influence us. A few years ago, my daughter wanted to be a dancer; since Obama came into office, she now wants to be a lawyer and get into politics and maybe even be president.

Technically, my first acting job was in one of my videos for a song called 'Retrospect For Life,' which Lauryn Hill directed and featured an actress by the name of N'bushe Wright, who played my girlfriend who was about to be pregnant. I remember being so nervous about it, but now I feel like I can conquer the world with it.