I think the stuff that plays on the radio, the majority of it is for teenagers, which is okay. That's what pop radio is about. And some of it is great, and some of it is not.

I love my fans, I love my music - I have no reason to retire.

I don't look back. I don't live my life in the rear-view mirror because, if you do, you're bound to end up wrapped around a pole somewhere.

What you do in your art - TV, music, film stuff - touches people. And they want to touch you. So that's a blessing. I'm okay with it.

Art is about imagination. When you look at a picture from Salvador Dali, that's about imagination. When you look at Picasso, that's about imagination. Doing stuff from your heart.

To me, my peers are Bruce Springsteen and Mick Jagger. I'm not talking age-wise, but in terms of careers. Madonna. Those are my peers. And I'm okay with that.

What I say on a record and what I say off a record is two different things. And that's always been the case. There's a difference between confidence on a record and arrogance.

Let me tell you something - compared to a TV-drama production schedule, touring is not strenuous.

If you do cardio one day and the next day you can do weights, do it that way. If you need to do it at night or in the morning, do it that way. Whatever you need to get it done, just get it done.

I think the key to working out is for people to think of water - just allow the workouts to fill out the cracks in your lives and seep into wherever you can fit it in.

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. The name thing: I will always be L.L. Cool J.

I'm a real person that cares about his art and cares about what he's doing. I have a heart and a soul and I want to touch people and give.

I think in order to keep America great, we have to keep America creative.

I've been training as an actor for six years. Nobody goes to acting school for six years. I mean, the college course is only four years! I absolutely trained.

At fourteen, I started sending out demo tapes.

I've never been one to have to manipulate women. I always want it to be like a mutual thing, like everybody loves everybody.

What I don't do is try to like become whoever I'm rapping with. The people who go get an LL album want to hear LL.

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.

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.

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.

That's one of the good things about music. You get to do it live, where you can touch the people and interact with them.

I'm not just a rapper. I'm an entertainer. That's the difference.

I was listening to Jimi Hendrix; I just admire his artistry and creativity as an artist.

I've got to see my movie to see how I'm acting, see what little things I can learn about my craft.

I am a real person that cares about his art and cares about what he's doing - I have a heart and a soul and want to touch people and give.

As a black man, my hope is that I can touch more and more people all over the world of different races and different colours.

As a black man, my hope is that I can touch more and more people all over the world of different races and different colours.

I only do what comes from the heart.

What I like to do is just make good music, good movies, hopefully perform a good show full of energy and just have some fun.

Sometimes altering your position is the right thing. Sometimes it's not.

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.

I try to do the right thing with money. Save a dollar here and there, clip some coupons. Buy ten gold chains instead of 20. Four summer homes instead of eight.

I think when you move past your fear and you go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you become free.

Timing has a lot to with art.

To know the rules of the game, you have to be educated.

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.

I'm good at what I do, but I wouldn't be so bold and arrogant as to say something disrespectful about, say, Eminem. He's talented and he's good at what he does.

I'm good at what I do, but I wouldn't be so bold and arrogant as to say something disrespectful about, say, Eminem. He's talented and he's good at what he does.

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.

I think I'm the best, of course. How could I not?

Hip-hop's always reached out to kids. If you look at the last 10 big albums it might seem ironic. But when I look at the history of this music it's always had a lot of positivity.

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.

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.

I just look at the high and bright side of things.

People will feel the way they feel.

I don't have an image that I'm trying to, like, portray. I'm just being me.

I think when you move past your fear and you go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you become free. Know what I'm saying? Move past the fear.

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.

Nobody is perfect, but life is about choices.

I'm not trying to keep up or adapt. I'm allowing myself to grow, evolve and create new music.