Quotes By LL Cool J

At fourteen, I started sending out demo tapes.

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.

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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.

I don't think you should go around talking trash about people because I think that's how you get your hat handed to you.

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

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.

Nobody is perfect, but life is about choices.

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 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.

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.

People will feel the way they feel.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.