I identify with the bottom of the pyramid, because, outside of having money, I am at the bottom of the pyramid.

I was given the name by my brother when I was about eleven or twelve years old. He was older than me, and around that age I was starting to get into girls, and when they would call the house for him, and when he was not there, I would try to talk to them. I was trying to be the man and trying to get them to come and see me, not worrying about him. When he found out... he started calling me Ice Cube as a joke because he said I was trying to be too cool. I just liked it and started telling everybody in the hood "my name is Ice Cube."

I love music. It's freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.

You really have to challenge yourself to come out of those parameters that they put you in, even if that's your job.

I'm always kind of off to the next movie, and focused on making sure that the one I'm currently working on is as good as the one that's already on TV.

Create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don't doubt yourself.

I been all around the world and I haven't found a city that I'd rather be from or rather come back to than Los Angeles.