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My movies work because not many people in Hollywood are like me.

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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The silver and black may have another home, but the Raiders will always belong to the people of Los Angeles.
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You really have to challenge yourself to come out of those parameters that they put you in, even if that's your job.
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Everybody thinks the grass is greener on the other side. If you talk to most artists, they think they can play something, you know, If I had stayed playing football in high school, if I had been doing basketball... Everybody's got their fantasies and thinks the grass is greener. It's not. It's not.
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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 know it ain't no stoppin' All the doggs I'm droppin' It's Friday night, so everything is poppin.
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America eats its youth like reptiles...Educat e yourself before they dumb you down.
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I believe our society has fell into a pyramid system where there's people relegated to the bottom of that pyramid and there's people that feel like they're entitled to the top of that pyramid.
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If you really think back to the culture or just black America before rap music took off, New York could have been Paris.
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I think that my Let's get it done! Let's have fun! Let's make a great movie! attitude helped. I rarely have problems on my movies with egos and attitudes.
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I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different shit, you know what I mean?
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I love makin' music, so whether I'ma make money at it or not, I'ma still do it. The thing is, I've gotten to a point where I don't have to use music to make a livin', so I can do it for fun like I used to when I was young.
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Do I gotta go sell me a whole lotta crack for decent shelter and clothes on my back?
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Success really comes down to the product, not to me, my personality, or what club I'm seen going into or coming out of. None of that matters. What's important is whether or not people feel like they wasted their time or money when they pay for a movie or a CD.
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The thing is with hip-hop, it has its waves and the waves crash against the beach and the new waves come in. So to stay relevant you have to roll with that.
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You always want your kids to step up at the moment of truth.
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The creative process of making a movie really turned me on. I'd started getting behind the scenes with a camcorder and VHS tape when making music videos.
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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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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 get freedom out of hip-hop. I get to be a true artist without any shackles or harnesses.
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