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.

You've got to stay focused without being boring - because all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Skinny, but dull.

God blesses us all with different views and perspectives and levels of influence and power.

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.

Hip-hop can be limiting and I refuse to accept limits.

Dreams don't have deadlines. I'm thinking of doing bigger and better things and having more fun with it.

You can't let your past hold your future hostage.

You don't need to be the good guy to get a good message out.

Our world is at the crossroads. We have a choice, right and wrong.

Once you achieve one goal, you should be looking forward to trying to build onto the next thing, and not just getting comfortable with what you're doing.

Once you achieve one goal, you should be looking forward to trying to build onto the next thing, and not just getting comfortable with what you're doing.

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.

I am what I am, I'm doing very well in my life, and I'm thankful to God for that.

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.

When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.

Stand up and face your fears, or they will defeat you.

I think fitness is important. I think a healthy lifestyle is important. I think putting positive energy out there is important and just staying connected with the people.

Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals.

The secret to it all is just to enjoy what you're doing. This is not working at the coal face, this is not sweeping behind a restaurant. It's work, but it's not work. It gives me a different type of energy. I'm grateful for that.

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.

There's a lot of single black women who did the best that they could and that's a beautiful thing, but they don't know how necessary a father is in a kid's life and how much guys miss that deep down inside.

I am artistic so I reserve the right to change my mind at any point. 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.

The people who go get an LL album want to hear LL. They don't want to hear LL trying to sound like DMX or whoever else is out there. That's not what they want to hear from me, because if they want to hear that they can go get the real thing.

We need to make sure that there's art in the school. Why? Why should art be in the school? Because if art isn't in a school, then a guy like Steve Jobs doesn't get a chance to really express himself because in order for art to meet technology, you need art.

Some prices are just too high, no matter how much you may want the prize. The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart.

When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. When you desire a consequence you had damned well better take the action that would create it.

I've always thought tests are a gift. And great tests are a great gift. To fail the test is a misfortune. But to refuse the test is to refuse the gift, and something worse, more irrevocable, than misfortune.

Don't wish to be normal. Wish to be yourself. To the hilt. Find out what you're best at, and develop it, and hopscotch your weaknesses. Wish to be great at whatever you are.

Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards.

My home is not a place, it is people.

Since no one is perfect, it follows that all great deeds have been accomplished out of imperfection. Yet they were accomplished, somehow, all the same.

Some people grow into their dreams, instead of out of them.

Never interrupt your enemy while he is making a mistake

Ignorance is not stupidity, but it might as well be. And I do not like feeling stupid.

A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind.

Events may be horrible or inescapable. Men have always a choice - if not whether, then how, they may endure.

I am who I choose to be. I have always been what I chose, though not always what I pleased.

When the time comes to leap in faith whether you have your eyes open or closed or scream all the way down or not makes no practical difference.

The gods' most savage curses come upon us as answers to our own prayers. Prayer is a dangerous business.