I never regret anything I say. Whether it's about drugs, my family, myself, other people, if it's mean or if it's too candy sweet, I stand by everything I say. I would never dumb myself down enough to actually be PC. I have thoughts about the world, other people, culture and life, and if I want to talk about, I'm entitled to my opinions. If being myself hurts my career, then I don't really care if I get a contract with Coca Cola or Reebok or have my face on a National Championship brochure. I want to be me in life and nothing and nobody will change that. If you have to achieve something by being someone you're not, then to me, it's not worth it. Do what you love and be happy. Money is just money, if you have a lot of it, it can be good, if you don't have a lot of it, life can also be good, but with that said, everything I've earned, I've earned it my way.
我从不为自己所说过的而感到后悔。无论是有关于毒品的,家庭的,我自己的,还是他人的,无论这些听起来很恶苛还是像糖一样甜,我会信守自己说过的每句话。我不会闭上自己的嘴,以保持“政治思想的正确性”。对这个世界,对他人,对别人的文化和生活,我都有自己的想法,我有权发表自己的意见。如果“做自己”就会影响到我的职业生涯,那我绝不会介意自己是不是能签到“可口可乐”或“锐步”公司的合约,也不会介意自己的面孔会否出现在全美锦标赛的宣传册上。生活中我想做真实的自己,任何事、任何人都别想改变我。如果你为了得到某些东西而不得不改变自己,那我会觉得很不值。做你喜欢做的事,活得开心点。钱不过就是钱而已,你有很多,自然很好。如果你没什么钱,日子一样可以过得很好。就像那句话说的:我用自己的方式去获得,我已经得到了一切。
--摘自A Rising Star之Q&A
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