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.
ICE CUBEWhen I was six, God was a white man with a big beard riding on a white cloud. That’s the image television pumps.
More Ice Cube Quotes
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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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I always was like, “Yo, I’m here, I might as well get what I could take.”
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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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I think everybody likes a person that stands up for themselves. Nobody likes a punk or a coward.
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The real is always presented. That hardcore record or movie is not needed in the hood, because it’s already there. You can see it with your own eyes.
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I always want to read the script before I totally commit.
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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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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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I’m not really into the political game as far as paying politicians and stuff like that, I’m not into that. You do your job, and I’ll do mine.
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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 think the worst thing you can do about a situation is nothing.
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I’m always open, and will criticize myself, too. And I just think being that honest with everybody puts you in a different space than somebody who’s just shooting venom at a certain group or a certain amount of individuals.
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Any time there’s racism somewhere in sports, we should get it out of there because sports is a place where everything’s supposed to be fair.
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I have a really beautiful life right now, so there is no reason to be hostile. I’m a husband, a father and a man who tries to do the right thing in life and in my work.
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I love music. It’s freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
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