Quotes from LL Cool J

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

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.

Conquering the world with words, leading the children like herds.

Timing has a lot to with art.

You beefed cause you heard that I was cursing in my raps, 86, still you wanna run and get the straps.

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.

I know a fat girl, she wears an orange skirt. You give her twenty dollars and you can do your work.

How others judge me is none of my business.

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

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

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.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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'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.

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.

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.

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.