Nobody I know got killed in South Central LA. Today was a good day.

There's not enough Ice Cubes out there. There's not enough Ice Cubes getting a chance to do their thing.

The '80s was brand new. It was AIDS. It was gangbanging. It was starting to become big dope-dealing, and crack was starting to flood the neighborhoods. And then you had hip hop, which was something new, other than what we were doing, which was sports, playing football, basketball, baseball. And I was excited.

As a husband, I'm a true partner. I don't believe one person should have dominance over another.

The movie industry is one big collaboration. Music gives me that freedom to create things straight from my heart and my mind.

I have great people, smart people that are around me and we love the challenge. I guess it's like climbing a mountain or building a building. It's a challenge but you love every challenge that it brings or presents itself.

I used to love to draw. I didn't want to go to art class because I felt that would be too corny when I was young, but architectural drafting was the cool thing to do because there was more precision. It taught me a lot about building and structures and doorways and frames and windowsills.