Demetrius Shipp, Jr. Quotes
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I submerged myself in his life. Before I went to sleep at night, that's what I was watching. The videos would literally be going on while I was sleep; that's what I was hearing in my sleep. I woke up in the morning, Tupac.
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I vowed to never be on camera down-talking another black man.
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I have to say that I'm a very passionate person.
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I was always critiquing my work. I let everybody else around - producers, directors, other actors - they give the nod of approval or the praise. Because I tried to always bring the best, so even if they were happy with it, I was still scrutinizing it.
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The one thing that I'm always gonna promote is, 'Don't look at a fellow black man as an enemy.' And it's hard. It's really hard, though, when you're coming up. It's something that you have to teach yourself and learn.
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There aren't many people in the world that are as respected and loved when it comes to entertainment and as big as Pac. But the greatness that I adore the most is him as a man.
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Whatever I do, I just want it to be good.
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I went to school in Long Beach, and all the seniors I used to kick it with called me Pac.
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He's a layered person, so you have to tackle all the aspects of Tupac individually.
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My father's relationship with Pac was something I was proud of.
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'Dear Mama' is my favorite song from Tupac, man. It touches you, and I think that that's the most important thing with music.
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I want to impact some lives down the road, one by one, and I want people to look at my story and my life as an inspiration.
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I want to be a part of bringing people together and sharing that love.
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Growing up, you hear Tupac's music, it's kind of like... it goes without saying that everyone likes Tupac.
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I want to inspire people to do whatever they desire in life.
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Tupac was a person who was all about love. I feel like that's me, too; that's who I've always been.
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Black films and television are growing and getting the recognition... and the opportunities.
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I was working - just a regular working-class guy - but, at the same time, always aspired to do music.
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Music is my passion. I've always been musically driven and musically inclined. I play the keyboard a little bit. I love listening to music and discovering music. That's my love, but I'm not a rapper at all.
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My fondest memory of Tupac is my father producing 'Toss It Up' for him when I was 7 years old and hearing that.
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I will say this: Rapping-wise, there has never been anybody to match Tupac's energy when coming on a song, like when rappin'. It's unmatched. You can't duplicate it.
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There's so much black content on multiple platforms, and it's all getting great ratings. If you think about the Oscars snubbing 'Straight Outta Compton,' in a way, that kicked all of this off.
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Acting opened me up.
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In 10th grade, I was kicking it with the seniors. I introduced myself, and they were like, 'Yeah, Demetrius is cool, but we're gonna call you Pac.' That was it! It could be worse!