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I can't really attribute my success onscreen to any formula and suggest you do this or that to make it as an actor.

Ice Cube

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Ice Cube
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 15
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They thought we were just basically keeping ourselves underground on purpose. And it was just strange for people to approach music that way. And for rap, trying to get recognition, and be seen as a regular form of music like anything else. I mean, the Soul, R&B, Rock 'N Roll, they would dis the hell out of rap when it first came out.
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I'm just an entertainer, man. I don't like to pigeonhole myself to anything. I love to do it all.
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I always want to read the script before I totally commit.
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