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" I'm not giving up my history and what I've done in my music because I love it and I'm very proud of it. I just want to open it up for more people. "
LL Cool J
Music
People
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" Timing has a lot to with art. "
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" 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. "
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" At fourteen, I started sending out demo tapes. "
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" Do what you love; you'll be better at it. It sounds pretty simple, but you'd be surprised how many people don't get this one right away. "
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" 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. "
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" Sometimes altering your position is the right thing. Sometimes it's not. "
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" Let me tell you something - compared to a TV-drama production schedule, touring is not strenuous. "
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" Hip-hop can be limiting and I refuse to accept limits. "
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" 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. "
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" When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on. "
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" We're going to raise a lot of money for cancer awareness, give some to the American Cancer Society and hopefully make a big difference. "
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" Nobody is perfect, but life is about choices. "
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" 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. "
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" 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 serious. "
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" I've got to see my movie to see how I'm acting, see what little things I can learn about my craft. "
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" The person that made me want to make movies, and the reason I do films, is Bruce Lee. He was an incredible actor, and he had a lot of charisma. Handsome, action, you know, everything was there. I loved Bruce Lee. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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 to win. "
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" I think in order to keep America great, we have to keep America creative. "
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" To know the rules of the game, you have to be educated. "
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" 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 love what I do. I am just the greatest and I can't help it. I'm sorry man. "
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" I just look at the high and bright side of things. "
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" I'm not trying to be new school and I'm not old school - I'm classic. There's a lot of new cars and there's a lot of old cars, but I'm just classic in doing what I do. "
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