A lot of people have a misconception of what the ghetto is all about. You know, it’s only a small percentage of the people that are bad. Everybody else is good.
ICE CUBECreating is really what I like to do. The best thing in the world is to have an idea in the back of your head and then to make that idea into a movie and have people all over the world enjoy it.
More Ice Cube Quotes
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I think everybody likes a person that stands up for themselves. Nobody likes a punk or a coward.
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I identify with the bottom of the pyramid, because, outside of having money, I am at the bottom of the pyramid.
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I do what I do. You like it, great. You don’t, go listen to somebody else. I’m stickin’ with the people who stuck with me.
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Don’t get a movie confused with real life. I’m a well-rounded human being like everyone else.
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I make a mean cup of coffee, if you give me the right ingredients.
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I believe every pencil has to be sharpened every now and then to stay sharp, or you dull out. So my records, I chose to speak on what black people do, what white people do, what women do, what men do.
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Keep doin’ what you’re doin’, fall in love with what you’re creating, and everything else will fall into place.
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A bird in the hand is worth more than a Bush.
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I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who’s trying to learn to like reading should start off reading about a topic they are interested in, or a person they are interested in.
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I wish the world would become what God wanted it to be in the first place, before we tampered with it.
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You never get tired of seeing yourself on TV. It’s always extra cool… always a treat.
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To me, in a perfect world, you have the flavor and the magic of movies like 48 Hours, Lethal Weapon and Bad Boys.
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I don’t cook gumbo, but I just know it’s a lot of good ingredients in it. And, with a movie, you got to have all those ingredients.
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Don’t worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.
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You like a woman, she’s got kids, it’s a package. You can’t just go in one-sided.
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I am only 33, I’ve got a lot to do. This is the first half of my career. I’m looking forward to the future and I’m proud about the past.
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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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The best thing I’ve done with my money is buy a house for my family. You wake up to a house you love and you feel like somebody.
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I been all around the world and I haven’t found a city that I’d rather be from or rather come back to than Los Angeles.
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I think, to me, reality is better than being fake.
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You pay to have a good time, you don’t always want to pay to be schooled or sad or reminded how bad you got it. To me a movie theater ain’t always the place for that.
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If you love what you do, and you believe in your talent, there’s nothing better than breaking through. There’s no better feeling than breaking through.
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I’ve been fighting my whole career to show a different side and prove naysayers – not prove them wrong, because I don’t think you should get your energy from negative people.
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I love any time you can enlighten people to mistakes, that’s how I started my career.
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You want the industry to finally admit that you’re good. But I’m still good without their admission.
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My advice for anyone who wants to follow in my footsteps: create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don’t doubt yourself.
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