Demetrius Shipp, Jr. Quotes
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Everybody has the Tupac that they admire. Certain people love the hip-hop person, the rapper. Strictly just the rapper. A lot of people, the newfound Tupac fans... they're into Death Row-era Tupac. But that was only nine months!
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I'm ready for the opportunity to speak about things. I've always dreamed about the opportunity to speak about stuff.
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In high school, we would do improv. Me and my boy were, like, the stars of the class.
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When I go places, I'm very much spotted, but I'm definitely ready for it and the opportunities it's going to bring.
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I just have to remember that everybody has their time.
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I definitely want to keep acting now. I've got all kinds of projects I want to do.
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I don't have a huge acting background at all.
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If you want it, and you want to get it, then you've got to work hard for it, like Tupac was working hard for it.
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This is really honest: I have to remind myself not to look another black man as a threat.
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Being on television is a little constraining. You spend six to eight months filming, and you get stuck in that gear. I feel like doing movies is a lot more my style.
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I'm a strong believer in the things that I want to do.
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This is more in regards to celebrities. What we've got to understand is that we are the influencers of the hip-hop culture, the black culture. We are the way out, you feel what I'm sayin'? As far as who we look to and where we get stuff from - hip-hop culture is influencing the world, really, but especially the black communities.