I’m not trying to keep up or adapt. I’m allowing myself to grow, evolve and create new music. – LL Cool J
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. – LL Cool J
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. – LL Cool J
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. – LL Cool J
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. – LL Cool J
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. – LL Cool J
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. – LL Cool J
Dreams don’t have deadlines. I’m thinking of doing bigger and better things and having more fun with it. – 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. – LL Cool J
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. – LL Cool J
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. – LL Cool J
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. – LL Cool J
When adversity strikes, that’s when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on. – LL Cool J
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. – LL Cool J
I think when you move past your fear and you go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you become free. – LL Cool J
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. – LL Cool J
God blesses us all with different views and perspectives and levels of influence and power. – LL Cool J
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. – LL Cool J
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. – LL Cool J
I’ve got to see my movie to see how I’m acting, see what little things I can learn about my craft. – LL Cool J
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. – LL Cool J