"Are We There Yet?" was the perfect title, because it's such a common saying. And having made the movie with the same name kinda locks it all in.

The way I grew up and the neighborhood I come from, when you know somebody's beating you and you still let it happen, then you're a victim. You're no longer a man when you know something is happening and you don't stand up. So that's just how we raised.

People wanted to have fun more than they wanted to learn from their music, and that's where the shift started to happen.

I usually don't mind movies that people think go overboard because that's what art is all about. Art is about pushing us and making us examine ourselves.

Can't step from one movie set to the next. Only Samuel L. Jackson can do that. All us mere mortals can't do that!

The real is always presented. That hardcore record or movie is not needed in the hood, because it's already there. You can see it with your own eyes.

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