O'Shea Jackson Jr. Quotes

God bless Dad, he came to every one of my shows. I was bad, and I had horrible stage fright. My dad was so relieved - he'd say, 'You were terrible; this kid is not going to be an actor.' Finally, I did a play and he said, 'Son - you were really good.'

Growing up, my dad and my mom were there for my sister and I.

I always felt like I had stability, doing things with my dad and living with my mum.

I like wearing my dad's sweaters because I knew that he wore them when he held me when I was a baby.

I had a very lovely childhood, and, being an only child, I'm very close to my mom and my dad.

When I was at home, I felt loved and safe. My sisters were always a safe haven for me. I knew they would always play with me and make me feel like I was one of them.

I trust my mum with anything. If I have a problem, my mum is always the first person I go to.

Whenever I would get in trouble with my dad, my mom would always save me. So that's why I like my mom - she cool.

I remember tap-dancing and singing in front of the TV when I was a kid, telling my dad to stop watching Ed Sullivan or Milton Berle and watch me.

I was 6, and I was in the opera 'Carmen.' My dad sang opera and got me into the children's chorus. I was super fat at the time and didn't make eye contact with anyone. I knew I loved acting ever since.

My mom is my heart. She was a rock for me even though she was not around as much as dad.

Dad loves my stuff. No matter how many times my voice cracks or I miss a tap, he doesn't care. He's like some businessman making it to his kid's recital.

I was lucky to have my dad in my life. As crazy as things got, I always had him to put his hand on my shoulder.

I'm thankful I don't have parents that I feel I need to get their attention. They've always been there for me.

My parents did divorce, but my dad has always been present for me and loving me and my mom as well when she was alive.

While they would have provided financial support if I had needed it, the greatest support my parents gave was emotional, psychological.

When I was young, I didn't like going to school, but I loved my dad. He was my professor.

I am very close to my brother Ramesh Babu. When my father was away for shootings, my brother would take care of me, and I am very close to him, and yes, Dad's always special. He used to call me and enquire about my film's progress. Whenever I deliver a hit, I can see a glow on my father's face.

To be confident going out and performing, I need to be with my son for as long as possible; then I know I'm happy, and he's happy, and I can go out and put all my energy into performing.

For me, performing isn't really particularly difficult.

I remember I used to think my dad was really cool working at a factory. He used to make buttons. I used to brag, 'This button here, My dad made it.' There was this sense of pride. It's knowing your dad is doing something cool.

I turned up to all my son's performances and baseball games because my father never did that for me.

I've never been uncomfortable being a frontman.

With my mom and dad around, I became a child yet again.

Ever since I was a kid, I loved being up in front of people. I loved making people laugh; I never had any stage fright.