New York is traditional New York, you know what I'm saying? It's the stomping ground of the hustlers and go-getters.
I'll sleep when no one wants to hire me!
You have to struggle a bit, hustle a little, and be willing to go bankrupt. Once you're willing to do that, everything opens up and you get the freedom. My joke is that next year, I'll make the first film that costs zero dollars.
It doesn't take talent to hustle.
The dream is free. The hustle is sold separately.
In America, we're kind of lazy. But in New York, it's one of those places where you see the majority of people hustling. If you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere.
I'm sharp... What the street taught me how to do is how to hustle. How to make something out of nothing.
It's good to be busy. I prefer that than sitting back and enjoying life.
Hustle like you broke and keep that passion.
If you don't respect nothin' else, you will respect this hustle.
I think in London - and I don't wanna offend anybody in America, but this is a real statement - they still have the right approach to making music. In the U.S., people see it as a way to make money; they see it as a means to get out. It's a hustle, which is great - any way you can provide for your family that's legal is fantastic.
Human beings needed to slow down. We had been living a life full of hustle.
Selling a movie feels like a hustle to every bone in my body. Many actors have careers dominated by modeling. They're all over the place. It turns me off. People who are good at what they do ought to practice something bigger.
What people don't normally know about us is the hustle is very real, and it's sorely driven a lot by how we consider ourselves. We don't pay a whole lot of attention to any type of judgment that we might get from outside people. I think that comes from growing up onstage.
I'm a firm believer in the hustle game.
People's hustle in the Bronx is real.
I thought I had to show people that I would get in early, stay late or even all night, work on holidays. I didn't want to be the rich kid who was along for a free ride.
I'm the one person who wears the words 'hustle, loyalty, respect' on my T-shirts and merchandise. My audience is children. It's very flattering to see a kid wear your T-shirt; it's even more flattering to have a dad come up to you and say, 'I watch you with my kid. Keep doing what you're doing. You're a role model for my son.'
Everyday I'm Hustlin'.
Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.
I find in L.A. that you ask people how they're doing, and the immediate answer is, 'Oh, I'm very busy,' as if busy is the goal.
There's a difference between fake hustle for show and being someone who tries hard to win.
Entrepreneurs are willing to work 80 hours a week to avoid working 40 hours a week.
Having the positive belief that it will all be O.K. just means that you hustle and make it work because failure is not even an option in your own mind.
Hollywood is a dirty temptress that has stolen my wallet way too many times. It's a great town, but at the same time, it's a hustle.
