I try to be drama free.

Back in the day, when 'Pony' came out, I don't believe there was anyone that could dance like me.

I was inspired by James Brown, Michael Jackson and Prince.

Everybody is inspired by someone.

I love women, I love being around women, I love to learn.

I love to stay busy.

Tyrese is one of my best friends in the business.

I don't think no one out there can entertain better than I can.

I'm actually a Dallas Cowboys fan.

I like to keep some things secret. Otherwise, there's no mystique about you.

I always felt that I was never acknowledged for a lot of things - award shows, all of that.

I've grown a lot since my first record came out - even since 'Back II da Basics' was released in 2005.

I want to reach back to when R&B meant something, to when it made impressions on people.

You have to grow with the music.

I don't want to change who I am.

If anybody in the business can capture the spirit of 'Pony,' it would have to be Rihanna.

My heart always likes to give, and if I'm going to help somebody it might as well be someone who can't help themselves.

Even though I didn't continue with my therapy, I went to church and received counseling from my pastor and got straight spiritually. I was able to turn away from all those things that were destroying me and finally think clearly.

Everybody plays basketball in D.C. Not on a team. Just around the way. Anywhere. I actually loved basketball.

When people come to see me, they'll see what they know me for. Hits from the past, but I always mix in a little something new. New stuff. Old stuff. It creates a great show. There's a lot of crowd participation. A lot of interaction and energy. That's what I do best.

I've pretty much always been in the limelight. A star in my own right.

I thought I could get myself into the music business by doing paralegal work. I was just trying to get in any way I could.

Differences' is the biggest song in my career. It beat 'Pony,' it beat 'So Anxious' and 'None of Ur Friends Business' as far as popularity and spins.

It's good to plan, but you just never know.

I'm not the same young man I was when I first got into music.

I've always been attracted to acting as soon as I did my first video.

Once you put your mind to something, your mind is very strong.

I don't look at certain things on TV anymore. I don't listen to certain music anymore. I make sure my kids don't listen to it. It's funny because back in the days I could look at comedy shows and all kind of stuff and you didn't even realize how much cursing it had in it.

Absolutely I view life from a different perspective than I did in my past. It's rewarding, to me, because it actually lets me know that I am growing up.

It's important to show love to the people that came before you.

I don't like the way a lot of music is going these days. No one buys it.

When you're doing good, everybody praises you. But when everything's all gone, a lot of people are nowhere to be found. So you always just believe in yourself, do it yourself and you won't be let down.

People who come to see me have expectations. If I don't live up to those expectations, I'd be a failure.

It's always good to have friends, but it's really about family. When you're younger, that isn't always clear. With friends it's about going out and kicking it. You learn that's not where it ends up.

Look at the New Kids on the Block, the Back Street Boys and *NSYNC... all those boy bands happened because of New Edition.

We can't control everything in our lives. Sometimes you're No. 2, 3, 4 or 5. That doesn't matter. What matters is that you strive to be No. 1.

I know music is just powerful in itself and to have someone say the words that I sat down and wrote changed their life or made them feel a certain way, that hits something in you.

You've gotta be humble. That's what I've been throughout my whole career.

I like to make songs that are gonna be here for a long time, not for five months that they play on the radio.

I like to get judged on my talent and, when you see me, how I look.

A lot of people don't get second chances.

One of my daughters wants to act, but none of them sing - well, one of them sings but she's got some ways to go. I love her acting. I'm actually trying to put her in some classes and everything so she can learn the art of acting. I don't want her to get no parts because her dad is Ginuwine. I want her to earn it.

I think everyone should aspire to be someone great, and that was one of the greats. Aaliyah was one of the great ones.

Aaliyah was in a class by herself.

R&B is everywhere, and I am who I am.

I'm a firm believer when I'm doing my job to not want anybody around.

I don't like to go out a lot. It's trouble.

I really admire other voices.

I don't want to put out a CD of album songs. I'm gunning for every song to be a single.

I'm glad I was part of history, here long after I'm gone.