They didn't know what to do with rap music. You walk into Epic, and they're wearing straight-leg khakis with creases, Prada shoes with tassels. They couldn't comprehend where I was coming from.

You want to stay grounded, but you need to keep the music growing.

Just growing up in Harlem, it didn't matter what you had to do to get fresh - you would do it.

The movies that I've done in the past, everybody's been like, 'Cam always gets away in a movie playing Cam.' So, like, I'm trying to step outside the box a little bit just to show my range in acting.

Anyone who goes on 'The X Factor' to make big money will be in for a big shock.

Each life reverberates in every other life. Whether or not we acknowledge it, we are connected, woven together in our needs and desires, rich and poor, men and women alike.

It's very difficult to raise money, especially in the United States, for independent movies.

You make money out of things people pay for.