Even when I was in the orphanage, when I was roaming the street trying to find enough to eat, even then I thought of myself as the greatest actor in the world. I had to feel the exuberance that comes from utter confidence in yourself. Without it, you go down to defeat.

With acting, it's like becoming another person. I think that's neat, especially when you totally forget. If you totally forget, which I love to do, that's when it's magic.

When you do rap albums, you got to train yourself. You got to constantly be in character.

It's really fun to put yourself into a character - into shoes you wouldn't normally be in.

I think Hannah gets nervous just like any other person would. She's like a dork, personally. She's just really, really fun.

That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head.