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

I don't listen to nothing while I'm in the studio, because I don't want to be influenced by anybody else.

I know I ain't too old. I always think of my fans about 10 years older and 10 years younger than me.

My problem is that I never get through the whole book. I skim through this one, that one, and then the other one.

You learn that Hollywood has its own rules, sometimes. And it's tricky, and sometimes you can't see what's coming around the corner.

When I was in N.W.A. and didn't get paid all the money I was owed, that's when the business side of showbiz hit me. I thought, "Half of this is workin'. I'm famous, but now I need to be famous with some money." That got my brain started at trying to figure out the business end. And once I figured out the business side, I next came to understand that success really comes down to the product, not to me, my personality, or what club I'm seen going into or coming out of. None of that matters.

The police don't look at you as long when they drive past. Sometimes they don't look at you at all. In South Central, you've got them looking and lurking. I think it's basic harassment. It's part of their tactics to have everybody nervous of them. In the valley, at least I don't feel it the same way.