[Make a sitcom] was really the idea of Executive Producer Joe Roth who owned the property over at Revolution Studios and said he was thinking about taking it to TV. And after he said that he already had [writer/director] Ali Leroi on board, and that he was going after Terry Crews, to me it was a no-brainer. I said, "Let's put this together!"
Ice CubeDon't worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.
Ice CubeWhen I was six, God was a white man with a big beard riding on a white cloud. That's the image television pumps.
Ice CubeThere's a lot of talent in South Central L.A., in Compton and Long Beach and Watts, and the city north of Pico pretty much sits back and waits for that talent to emerge and then steps in.
Ice CubeSometimes guys just want the girl and want to drop the kids off anywhere they can. Guys itยs a package. You like a woman, sheยs got kids, itยs a package. You canยt just go in one-sided. Itยs pretty cool.
Ice CubeEverybody in the world has to compromise. I don't know one person that gets everything they want, so the politicians are going to have to figure that out and stop pointing out, "He shook hands with a Democrat in 1989. He ate with a Republican last week." It's petty high school, even junior high stuff going on. It's junior high politics going on, so it's a shame.
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