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" I am not worthy to be on a Mariah Carey record. She's a true artist, so I just step back and watch the genius occur. "
Nick Cannon
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Artist
Genius
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" I want to affect culture. I want to have my mark on everything. I give examples of people like Bill Cosby, Quincy Jones - those are the people who I look up to. The game wouldn't be the same without them. What happens in the course of 5 years isn't really important to me. I care about what they'll say about me in 50 years. "
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" The thing I adore about Mariah the most is she's probably the most nurturing person I've ever met, like one of those spirits that walks into the room and wants to make sure that everybody's okay and taken care of. For someone to be at her status but be so concerned about others is really cool. "
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" Family is always first. "
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First
Always
" I tell people 'America's Got Talent' is the best summer job you could have - you get to watch people strive for their dreams all summer long. So when you see me rooting for these people or dancing on the side of the stage, that's what I'd be doing if I was watching this show at home! "
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Talent
Dreams
" I'm a musician. I play instruments. I dabble in the hip-hop field. That doesn't take vocal ability necessarily. "
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Ability
Field
" Most aspiring child actors or child stars have a passion for it. But as easy as it is for me to say that I wouldn't put my kids in it, if I saw that they really, really wanted to do and they had the drive, then I would fully support it. As long as there's balance at home, then they could do whatever they wanted to do. "
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Child
Me
" I think I'm actually built for fatherhood. I love to have a good time and play, but at the same time I've got a really serious side to me, and I think that's the balance you have to have. Get on your kids' level, but at any point in time, let them know who the parent is. "
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Me
" I always try to be optimistic, but not to the point where I'm getting on people's nerves. "
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Nerves
Always
" Nobody can predict the future. You just have to give your all to the relationship you're in and do your best to take care of your partner, communicate and give them every last drop of love you have. I think one of the most important things in a relationship is caring for your significant other through good times and bad. "
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Love
Good
Future
" People have always said I have an old soul, and all my best friends are 10 to 15 years my senior. "
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People
Soul
" A lot of people don't know the first time I was ever on national television I was a 'Soul Train' dancer. "
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People
First
Soul
" Saturday morning, you knew what was cool by what was on 'Soul Train.' "
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Knew
You
Soul
" Me personally, I wouldn't put my kids on television. But to each his own. "
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Own
Television
Personally
" To me, a forever love is a bond that can't be broken. "
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Broken
Forever
Love
" It's fun having songs about parties and gigolos, but I really wanted to use my music as a form of art. Art is supposed to spark conversation and make people think, and I wanted to do that with this song. "
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Fun
Music
Song
" I was 16 years old, driving to LA, and sleeping in my car, just trying to make it happen. "
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Driving
Trying
Car
" This is my chance to get out there and appease the fans of my music as well as show people that I do do standup comedy because a lot of people don't know that's where I started. "
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Music
People
Know
" I'm so into playing different characters, even when I was on Nickelodeon. I just observe. "
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Even
Just
Observe
" I was rapping at eight. "
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Eight
Rapping
" So my father was a person who never lied to me. If I had a question, he answered it. I knew a lot of things at a young age because I was intrigued. "
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Young
Age
Father
" We are already expected to be the goodie two shoes. I went through that during my junior high schools where I wasn't allowed to watch television. I wasn't allowed to listen to the radio. "
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Shoes
Television
Watch
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Children
Comfortable
Around
" Mariah is a beautiful and talented person, and I've had a crush on her for as long as I can remember. Every day, my respect for Mariah continues to grow higher. She's a caring, warm and funny person. People have no idea how funny she is! I feel like I've always known she was my forever love. "
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Love
Day
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Attention
Me
More
" To be compared to Will Smith is probably one of the coolest things because that's who I came up admiring. "
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Came
Things
" A lot of the girls my age were impressed by silly stuff like money and fame. I wanted to be able to have intellectual and spiritual conversations with someone who was on the same page as me. "
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Age
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Yourself
Perfect
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Love
Baby
See
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Mean
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Music