Quotes from Xzibit

There's so many other things that I can do with my time besides just worry about what the next man is doing, ya feel me?

It feels good to be able to go from music to film and have a good transition and be given the opportunities I've been given.

I got the U2 iPod.

It's impossible to have a personal life when you're constantly travelling.

I know what it feels like to be treated incorrectly.

When you chop down a tree you can look at the rings and see what the tree's been through. That's what you can do when you listen to my records.

When I'm headlining something like the Up in Smoke Tour, that's when I'm headlining something.

How can you not like the Lakers?

I am the first millionaire in my family.

Being broke and being in the street does not mean that you're keeping it real. I think that everybody that lives in a non-wealthy neighbourhood spends their time and energy trying to do everything they can to better their living standards. I'm no different.

I sold 2 million records on Loud, which was one-tenth of the size of Sony.

I took a strong stand to get away from Sony Records.

There was a time when I was making a lot of money and moving very fast. I didn't like who I was. I could tell by the company I was keeping.

The experiences that I've had in the music industry have given me a learning curve.

I've made some leaps and bounds as an underground artist.

We been bubblin' in the Los Angeles underground for years.

I would never be a buffoon or an imbecile or a coon. I'm a strong brother that understands what I mean to this society, where I fit in this society, and how I can change this society.

I did 'XXX: State of the Union' with Ice Cube because he and Samuel L. Jackson are some of favorite inspirations in life.

You know, social media unites us with our fans, gets the middle man out of the way, and you get to directly hear what they think.

Timbaland was crazy to work with. When he stepped in the studio, it was like working with Morpheus from 'The Matrix' - he stepped in with three beats and said, 'Pick one.' They all sounded crazy, but I could only pick one. I picked one and he hooked me up.

I have a very good support team and system behind me, and I have people who really understand the vision I have for stepping into the future.

I'm not feeding my kid off movie roles so it's easy for me to say 'no' to things but it's important for me to have this presence and I know it's easy to stereotype and pigeonhole certain people that come from a certain genre but I can do more than a lot of people expect.

To put it in a nutshell, I'm known for basically killin' the rhymes, you know what I'm sayin,' goin' for it.

I'm just trying to put my feet into different characters and not play the stereotypical type thing, to let me grow as an actor.