Quotes from Sean Combs

I just want to be happy. You know what I'm saying? I just want to be happy, and I want to be able to make somebody else happy.

I'm like a child inside and I really get excited, so sometimes when I'm trying to go to bed, I'm so excited about the next day that I can't go to sleep.

My message is all about peace.

I miss my kids sometimes and that can get me down when I've been away working, but then I wake up and recognize how incredibly lucky I am. Spending time being down is less time out there achieving and enjoying.

I've never really taken more than four days off, so it was a lot for me to go away for three-and-a-half months. I went all over Europe. I walked on a whole bunch of beaches and I did a lot of thinking.

People from all walks of life and all over the world look at me and know my humble beginnings and know that everything I've done has been through hard work. People respect me as a marketer and brand builder.

Bad Boy Entertainment did not shoot anybody. I didn't shoot anybody.

I take pride in being one of the most successful producers in hip-hop history, having the most successful record in hip-hop history, I have the most number ones.

Being from New York, there's three things you know about Hollywood. You know about the Hollywood sign, Sunset Strip and Hollywood Boulevard with the stars.

I got a chance to have my dream come true, and I wanted to make sure I made the decision as to when I dropped my last album. If I don't feel like this album is an incredible piece of work, then I'm cool with the albums I've done. I don't have to put out another album.

When I decided I wanted to be an actor, I said I wanted to work with quality actors and directors.

If I change my name again y'all can have me certified as crazy. Alright?

Everyone has challenges and lessons to learn - we wouldn't be who we are without them.

You can't start changing things in your past. Everyone has challenges and lessons to learn - we wouldn't be who we are without them. I certainly wouldn't be who I am.

At an early age, I started my own paper route. Once I saw how you could service people and do a good job and get paid for it, I just wanted to be the best I could be in whatever I did.

I think that's good that I have to watch how I act and what I say. I think that's a part of growing up.

One of my weaknesses is that I actually have a conscience.

I don't say it in a cocky way, but I take pride in being one of the best at doing what I do.

It just gets draining on a person being in the papers every day. So I was like, I'm gonna come back here. I want to talk to all the people, the fans. I want to let them know how much I appreciate all their support.

I'm in the studio 24 hours a day. It's true that once you get a certain level of success, you become a target. Talk magazine should be ashamed of themselves.

I don't believe in fear - I live my life without regrets.

I have so much respect for people in the theater. You can't do 10 or 15 takes. It's all live. It's like life in motion.

I feel safe in white because deep down inside, I'm an angel.

My talent is definitely a gift. I don't understand where it comes from. I don't play an instrument, and I never went to school for music production, but I know exactly how a song should sound and how to give an artist direction.