I don’t have an image that I’m trying to, like, portray. I’m just being me.

At fourteen, I started sending out demo tapes.

Nobody is perfect, but life is about choices.

I’ve never been one to have to manipulate women. I always want it to be like a mutual thing, like everybody loves everybody.

Once you achieve one goal, you should be looking forward to trying to build onto the next thing, and not just getting comfortable with what you’re doing.

I don’t think you should go around talking trash about people because I think that’s how you get your hat handed to you.

Once the referee throws the ball in the air, it’s either your ball or their ball and you have to just take your shot.

I’m not just a rapper. I’m an entertainer. That’s the difference.

There’s a lot of single black women who did the best that they could and that’s a beautiful thing, but they don’t know how necessary a father is in a kid’s life and how much...

The nature of the game is pain.

You have to always continue to strive no matter how hard things get, no matter how troubled you feel. No matter how tough things get, no matter how many times you lose, you keep trying...

I’m not trying to keep up or adapt. I’m allowing myself to grow, evolve and create new music.

Hip-hop’s always reached out to kids. If you look at the last 10 big albums it might seem ironic. But when I look at the history of this music it’s always had a lot of...

People will feel the way they feel.

I think the guy who has had the better films is Will Smith. I don’t know if he’s a better actor than me. I don’t think so. I am a rapper first. Man, I just...

What I like to do is just make good music, good movies, hopefully perform a good show full of energy and just have some fun.

You can’t let your past hold your future hostage.

Hip-hop can be limiting and I refuse to accept limits.

I’ve got to see my movie to see how I’m acting, see what little things I can learn about my craft.

I think that politics could be a positive thing. My beef is that people focus on the personal aspect of a politician too much. They should focus on the results.

Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals.

To me, my peers are Bruce Springsteen and Mick Jagger. I’m not talking age-wise, but in terms of careers. Madonna. Those are my peers. And I’m okay with that.

I love my fans, I love my music – I have no reason to retire.

I don’t look back. I don’t live my life in the rear-view mirror because, if you do, you’re bound to end up wrapped around a pole somewhere.

I’m a real person that cares about his art and cares about what he’s doing. I have a heart and a soul and I want to touch people and give.

You don’t need to be the good guy to get a good message out.

Art is about imagination. When you look at a picture from Salvador Dali, that’s about imagination. When you look at Picasso, that’s about imagination. Doing stuff from your heart.

When adversity strikes, that’s when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.

If you do cardio one day and the next day you can do weights, do it that way. If you need to do it at night or in the morning, do it that way. Whatever...

Let me tell you something – compared to a TV-drama production schedule, touring is not strenuous.

Dreams don’t have deadlines. I’m thinking of doing bigger and better things and having more fun with it.

To know the rules of the game, you have to be educated.

God blesses us all with different views and perspectives and levels of influence and power.

I feel like my peers now are artists like Madonna and the Stones, Michael Jackson and Prince. These are people who were able to take their careers beyond the normal here-today-gone-tomorrow life span.

I think fitness is important. I think a healthy lifestyle is important. I think putting positive energy out there is important and just staying connected with the people.

I do about 90 percent of my own stunts, and the things I can’t do for insurance reasons, like swinging out of a flying helicopter, I wouldn’t want to do anyway.

I am artistic so I reserve the right to change my mind at any point. I just like to do different things. What is more important than the name is that people know that I...

I think when you move past your fear and you go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you become free.

As a black man, my hope is that I can touch more and more people all over the world of different races and different colours.

I just look at the high and bright side of things.

I think the key to working out is for people to think of water – just allow the workouts to fill out the cracks in your lives and seep into wherever you can fit it...

Sometimes you’ve just got to grab an apple – or grapes, or strawberries. Something that’s healthy but maybe a little bit more adventurous, if you can see fruit as adventurous.

I don’t wanna abandon my identity as LL Cool J, but at the same time, I had to figure out how to let people know that I’m really serious about making these movies.

I just like to do different things. What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am...

I am a real person that cares about his art and cares about what he’s doing – I have a heart and a soul and want to touch people and give.

Sometimes altering your position is the right thing. Sometimes it’s not.

I was listening to Jimi Hendrix; I just admire his artistry and creativity as an artist.

I think the stuff that plays on the radio, the majority of it is for teenagers, which is okay. That’s what pop radio is about. And some of it is great, and some of it...

Our world is at the crossroads. We have a choice, right and wrong.

I’m good at what I do, but I wouldn’t be so bold and arrogant as to say something disrespectful about, say, Eminem. He’s talented and he’s good at what he does.