All Eyez on Me Movie Quotes

All Eyez on Me movie quotes help tell the story in the film about the life and death of prolific rapper Tupac Shakur. The biographical drama was written by Jeremy Haft, Eddie Gonzalez and Steven Bagatourian. Benny Boom directed All Eyez on Me, which opened in theaters in the United States on June 16, 2017.

In All Eyez on Me, presents the life and times of rapper Tupac Shakur (Demetrius Shipp Jr.) starting with his young life in New York. Son to political activist Afeni Shakur (Danai Gurira) and step-son to black nationalist Mutulu Shakur (Jamie Hector), Tupac's work towards a positive black movement was inspired by these influences. Tupac also took inspiration from his environment and his brutally honest lyrics about life was one thing that made him attractive to fans and record labels alike.

But life wasn't all easy for Tupac as the film follows his incarceration from sexual assault charges and his rocky road to fame, which included spats with former friend turned rival the Notorious B.I.G. (Jamal Woolard). Allies are also included, such as Death Row Records head Sure Knight (Dominic L. Santana), girlfriend Jada Pinkett (Kat Graham) and fellow rapper Snoop Dogg (Jarrett Ellis), all of whom were impacted by Tupac's murder at the young age of 25.

All Eyez on Me was just one of several summer 2017 movies in theaters alongside Rough Night, Cars 3, The Hero, and It Comes at Night.

Mutulu Shakur: You must stand for something. You must live for something and you must be willing to die for something.
Afeni Shakur: Your step daddy is a revolutionary. 
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Mutulu Shakur: This is a brilliant opportunity to bring together the revolutionaries and the gang communities. You can unite them!

Tupac's mother and step-father talk to him about being revolutionary in these All Eyez on Me movie quotes. Their activism within the community helped shaped Tupac into the man he was.

Tupac: We must not hate those who have done wrong to us for as soon as we hate them, we become just like them.

Tupac shares one of his beliefs in this touching All Eyez on Me movie quote. He preaches the opposite of hate, even against those who are hating on him.

Jada Pinkett: The man I knew wanted to bring his voice to educate, to bring people together.
Tupac: Jada, if he coming at me, he gon get dealt with. 

Tupac has a disagreement with then girlfriend Jada Pinkett in these All Eyez on Me movie quotes. She pushes for peace but Tupac can't just let the incident go.

Suge Knight: A lot of people are born males but they're not men. I'm a man. 
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Suge Knight: Death Row is more than a label. It's a way of life. 

Speaking to a group over dinner, Suge Knight shares some of record label Death Row's philosophy. As he mentions in these All Eyez on Me movie quotes, Death Row is a way of life.

Suge Knight: Your momma told me ya'll been going through some things. Sometimes people need to step outside of who they are to realize who they could really be.

In a time of need, Suge Knight comes to Tupac's aid with some words of encouragement. These words touched the rapper and helped Tupac use his music as a way of processing things in his life.

Tupac: We've got a big platform, man. Use that platform to make change. 
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Interscope Executive: We love your music, Tupac. You paint a picture for the listener. It's not always pretty but it's real. 
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Tupac: I report from the streets. I'm educating and keeping it real. 

A bit about why Tupac was seen as different, revolutionary is mentioned in these All Eyez on Me movie quotes with Tupac and an executive from Interscope Records. He rapped about what he saw, the real life on the streets. 

Afeni Shakur: They are going to give you the tools that you need to destroy yourself. 

Tupac's mother explains to Tupac that he needs to be aware of the outside influences looking to take him down. She wants to see him succeed in life, not end up dead or behind bars like so many other young black men.

Journalist: I have it on good authority that the FBI has a 4,000-page file on you. 
Tupac: Only 4,000, huh?
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Journalist: You're trying to start a positive movement for black people by using negative symbolism like thug and outlaw.
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C. Delores Tucker: There are three things wrong with gangster rap, it is obscene, it is obscene, it is obscene.

A journalist visits Tupac while he is locked up to ask about his movement. The journalist and Tupac understand the movement, but politician and anti-rap music activist C. Delores Tucker clearly does not agree.