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I don't come from a position that I am better than everybody; I come from a position that I had a tough upbringing. And I don't always highlight it, because I just never wanted to be that person with another rags to riches story.

The thing that is cool about my come up is that I dealt with fame and having money gradually. It didn't happen overnight. It was something that took a while to happen. It was something that humbled me and made me very appreciative of my blessings more than I would have been if it had happened faster and easier.

My early colleagues and myself helped create the life styles of Americans and, by osmosis, of the rest of the world. I found it difficult to reconcile success with humility. I tried it first, but it meant avoiding the very essence of my career - total exhilaration and the ecstasy of creativity.

I just want to make it very clear that I come from very humble beginnings, and I worked for everything!

I came from rather humble beginnings.

I came from a very poor background. I came from children's homes; I came from a violent family, and against all the odds, I succeeded.

I do come from fairly humble beginnings.

My happiness doesn't come from money or fame. My happiness comes from seeing life without struggle.

I come from nothing. When I got a chance to make some money, I was like, 'Man, I'm not ever going back.'

People tried to make me something that I wasn't at the beginning of my career.