"I'm funnier than you think. To be honest, as an actor, I had a dream - and everybody had laughed at me - but I was like, there's nobody to ever fill the void of the way Eddie Murphy was in 48 Hours or, you know, even [Rush Hour star] Chris Tucker. And as a comedic actor, I think I could one day fill that role. And people are like, 'Are you crazy? You’re not even funny'. And I'm like, 'No, you'[ll see. I'm funnier than you think.' And that's my mission."
The rapper, who real stretches himself playing a music mogul in the Russell Brand comedy Get Him To The Greek, also said: "I think this role will definitely be a revelation to people. People have this perception of me - which is my fault - of champagne-sipping and The Hamptons and white fur and just cliche-type of things that are just kind of old and dated and corny... That was just part of my image for a second. It wasn't who Sean is. You evolve - like, I need to retire my diamond necklace and fur jacket now. Things change. Times change..."
People change. Hairstyles change. Interest rates fluctuate. Yaddah, yaddah, blah. Although if you're doing away with your diamond necklace *wriggles fingers*...