As a black man, you run from the cops. It's different now, but back when I was coming up, you run.

I don't see how you can grow as a world without being able to get along with people. So many people is hating out there and it's not making a difference.

For a long time, sure, I was letting the pressure of being Rodney King get to me. It ain't easy. Even now, I walk into a place wondering, 'What people are thinking? Do they know who I am? What do they think about what happened? Do they blame me for the all those people who died?'

It's not painful to relive it. I'm comfortable with my position in American history.