Quotes By LL Cool J

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

I only do what comes from the heart.

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

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 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.

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

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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.