“My grandfather was smart and had a whole lot of pride. He didn't speak...” — Frank Ocean Quote

“My grandfather was smart and had a whole lot of pride. He didn't speak a terrible amount, but you could tell there was a ton on his mind - like a quiet acceptance of how life had turned out.”

“I wrote 'Channel Orange' in two weeks. The end product wasn't always that gritty, real-life depiction of the real struggle that happened.”

“I never think about myself as an artist working in this time. I think about it in macro.”

“Whether or not we communicate it, I definitely seek my mom's acceptance and approval for everything. She has a strong commercial sense of movies and is a quintessential audience. When she doesn't like something, I know there is reason to worry. When she loves something, there is reason to celebrate.”

“I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of the male animal.”

“Sometimes, people only change what they look like for the acceptance of other people, and that's where you start going wrong.”