Top 40 Nick Cannon Quotes

I like underground rappers – Cory Gunz is a young kid that’s been really doing his thing. I’m a Gym Class Heroes type of fan even though they’re not new, but they’re definitely trendsetters.

Most aspiring child actors or child stars have a passion for it. But as easy as it is for me to say that I wouldn’t put my kids in it, if I saw that they really, really wanted to do and they had the drive, then I would fully support it. As long as there’s balance at home, then they could do whatever they wanted to do.

Mariah is a beautiful and talented person, and I’ve had a crush on her for as long as I can remember. Every day, my respect for Mariah continues to grow higher. She’s a caring, warm and funny person. People have no idea how funny she is! I feel like I’ve always known she was my forever love.

Nobody can predict the future. You just have to give your all to the relationship you’re in and do your best to take care of your partner, communicate and give them every last drop of love you have. I think one of the most important things in a relationship is caring for your significant other through good times and bad.

People think that as a celebrity, you have to have this sort of mystique about you, but I’m probably the realest person you’ll ever meet.

The only person I’ve worked with on my album was Kanye. And between the stuff that I’ve done and the stuff that he’s assisted on and produced for me for this album, I don’t even need anything else.

The beautiful thing about acting is that you can just dive into the character, strip yourself of everything, and just get in there and perfect your craft.

We are already expected to be the goodie two shoes. I went through that during my junior high schools where I wasn’t allowed to watch television. I wasn’t allowed to listen to the radio.

I think it takes a strong man to be in a relationship with a strong woman. A lot of people hear the word ‘diva’ and think of it as a negative. I see it as a positive. I want somebody who knows what they want out of life and isn’t afraid to show it.

Real men change diapers!

Me personally, I wouldn’t put my kids on television. But to each his own.

I think one of the most important things in a relationship is caring for your significant other through good times and bad.

I am not worthy to be on a Mariah Carey record. She’s a true artist, so I just step back and watch the genius occur.

To be compared to Will Smith is probably one of the coolest things because that’s who I came up admiring.

This is my chance to get out there and appease the fans of my music as well as show people that I do do standup comedy because a lot of people don’t know that’s where I started.

People have always said I have an old soul, and all my best friends are 10 to 15 years my senior.

Saturday morning, you knew what was cool by what was on ‘Soul Train.’

I just work – however people feel about it, I mean, at the end of the day, if I’m waiting for accolades, I could be waiting all my life, but I don’t need that stuff to validate me. I just do what makes me happy.

You have to be vigorous. That’s the only way you are going to get it because everybody has dreams and everybody has goals, but the only people who achieve them are the ones that go after it and don’t take no for an answer.

Even though I am fortunate to have certain luxuries, sometimes, I am even amazed by what people with money have and do. I want to remind people that just because you might be rich and famous, it doesn’t mean you have to take yourself too seriously.

I want to be there for my children. You want to make sure you’re alive more than anything.

A lot of the girls my age were impressed by silly stuff like money and fame. I wanted to be able to have intellectual and spiritual conversations with someone who was on the same page as me.

I’ve never been able to sky-dive, and I’ve always wanted to. I’ve probably done everything else, but for some reason the insurance company won’t let me do it.

I was actually raised around a lot of children. So, I’m very comfortable around children.

One thing about being a stand-up is it’s a one-man show. You gotta do everything. You’re the producer, writer, director, and the actor. You just gotta be out there and perform and give your all. It’s such an honest form of art that it just taught me so much, and it kind of prepared me for manhood at an early age.

My Vocation is my Vacation. I love what I do.

I’m a musician. I play instruments. I dabble in the hip-hop field. That doesn’t take vocal ability necessarily.

If you want to be in the automotive business, you go to Detroit, and you figure it out. If you want to be in entertainment, go to where it’s at. Go to Hollywood, go to New York.

Family is always first.

Right now, I’m as single as a slice of American cheese.

If I have a talent, it’s already been exploited! I’ve shown everything I can do to the public.

I am a hopeless romantic, and so is my wife.

I think my kids give mommy more attention than they give me.

A lot of people don’t know the first time I was ever on national television I was a ‘Soul Train’ dancer.

I was rapping at eight.

It’s fun having songs about parties and gigolos, but I really wanted to use my music as a form of art. Art is supposed to spark conversation and make people think, and I wanted to do that with this song.

I’m so into playing different characters, even when I was on Nickelodeon. I just observe.

I tell people ‘America’s Got Talent’ is the best summer job you could have – you get to watch people strive for their dreams all summer long. So when you see me rooting for these people or dancing on the side of the stage, that’s what I’d be doing if I was watching this show at home!

To me, a forever love is a bond that can’t be broken.

I love ‘Wild ‘N Out’ so much – one, because it’s my baby, but also I get to see others succeed and go on to lead their own careers.