“I don't want to see a kid get hurt trying to imitate me or trying to d...” — Montel Vontavious Porter Quote

“I don't want to see a kid get hurt trying to imitate me or trying to do something he or she has seen one of my peers do.”

“I have never in my life been the type to give things away. Sorry, just not my style.”

“Don't let anyone tell you what you cannot do. My whole life I had people tell me 'you'll never do that' or 'you'll never be that.' Things people said I'd never be able to do, I'm doing. I try and stress that to kids. A lot of inner-city kids have an overwhelming sense of hopelessness. I have to explain that there is hope.”

“I have never, ever, not once, met a writer who said he or she would never read a mystery or a story set in some imagined future.”

“I think if somebody knows how to play the game, he or she can play anywhere. You know how to fit in.”

“If you ever see young artists, and they're not sounding good, they sound good. They're good singers. They wouldn't be where they are if they didn't sound good. It's their nerves. Any time you see your favorite artist, and he's or she's screwing up or not hitting those notes, it's not because she can't hit it or she can't sing; he or she is scared.”