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Quote by Curtis Jackson

“I feel a huge gratification out of being right. To see my projects connect in a way in which the audience is passionate is a huge compliment. For me it's like, if a person is ambitious enough, they run in a tunnel that doesn't end...And I learn things about myself all the time.”

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Curtis Jackson

Curtis Jackson, known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and entrepreneur. Born on July 6, 1975, in Brooklyn, New York, he rose to fame with his unique music style and controversial personality, becoming a significant figure in the American hip-hop music scene. more

“I'd like to connect with music like I did in the beginning. To have that intensity again, to have a song that comes on at 1 o'clock in the morning and it's the premiere song at that point. It's almost magic because, when you condition for it, it doesn't take long for you to write the content that everyone in the world can agree on at one time.”

World Writing Long Song Morning Magic Agree

Author:Curtis Jackson

“I thought a great line in the What Just Happened movie said, "We're just the mayonnaise."”

Author:Barry Levinson

“I have a sister that I'm very close with, and that relationship is probably the most intense relationship of my life to date, probably of my life, period. I think that when you're close with a sibling, especially a sister, it's a relationship unlike any other.”

Thinking Intense Sibling

Author:Zoe Kazan

“I am very much in the instant-gratification camp. I am too much of an actor not to be. I am used to doing my work and having someone comment immediately. So I think that I'm a little hooked on that gratification structure.”

Thinking Comment Gratification

Author:Zoe Kazan

“I'm definitely feeling whatever's going on pretty hard. It's like playing Barbies. You're holding the Barbies, but all of the action is happening inside of your head. You might be holding them or even speaking out loud, but really, all of the animation is internal. That's sort of how I feel about my writing. And then the really awful thing is that at the end of the day after crying and experiencing things, then you look at what you've written and you're like, "Hmm, there's half a page that's good here." Then you throw out everything else.”