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" I'm always like, 'Well, let's not rest on a critical acclaim or on a incredible review or on a great reception.' "

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" I've definitely had my moments in relationships where I've been able to say yes, I have been heartbroken, my heart has been broken. "

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" If your character is just out there acting a fool, viewers are gonna say, 'Why am I watching this?' But if he's whispering, 'I don't really want to die,' there's a level of vulnerability cemented in these bad characters. "

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" So many athletes who have been close to me have been everything to me. "

" For me, music was a cathartic way to free me from the nut of Ghost. After working on set for 'Power' for 14 hours, it allowed me to pour my sanity and insanity into the music. "

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" As a poet, I would always hear emcees come up to me and say, 'Yo, you should rap,' and I was like, 'No.' You know, the label was tough for me. I'm a poet. I was proud of that distinction between the two, not wanting to be the other. "

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