Quotes by LL Cool J

About LL Cool J:

James Todd Smith is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor. He is known for pioneering hip-hop tracks such as "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Rock The Bells", and "Mama Said Knock You Out" as well as romantic ballads such as "Doin' It", "I Need Love", "Around the Way Girl", and "Hey Lover".
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Sometimes you've just got to grab an apple - or grapes, or strawberries. Something that's healthy but maybe a little bit more adventurous, if you can see fruit as adventurous.

LL Cool J

I don't have an image that I'm trying to, like, portray. I'm just being me.

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What I say on a record and what I say off a record is two different things. And that's always been the case. There's a difference between confidence on a record and arrogance.

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To me, my peers are Bruce Springsteen and Mick Jagger. I'm not talking age-wise, but in terms of careers. Madonna. Those are my peers. And I'm okay with that.

LL Cool J

Sometimes altering your position is the right thing. Sometimes it's not.

LL Cool J

I don't think you should go around talking trash about people because I think that's how you get your hat handed to you.

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I'm not just a rapper. I'm an entertainer. That's the difference.

LL Cool J

Hip-hop can be limiting and I refuse to accept limits.

LL Cool J

To know the rules of the game, you have to be educated.

LL Cool J

People will feel the way they feel.

LL Cool J

I think the key to working out is for people to think of water - just allow the workouts to fill out the cracks in your lives and seep into wherever you can fit it in.

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At fourteen, I started sending out demo tapes.

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Let me tell you something - compared to a TV-drama production schedule, touring is not strenuous.

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I just like to do different things. What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious.

LL Cool J

The people who go get an LL album want to hear LL. They don't want to hear LL trying to sound like DMX or whoever else is out there. That's not what they want to hear from me, because if they want to hear that they can go get the real thing.

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I've been training as an actor for six years. Nobody goes to acting school for six years. I mean, the college course is only four years! I absolutely trained.

LL Cool J

I think fitness is important. I think a healthy lifestyle is important. I think putting positive energy out there is important and just staying connected with the people.

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I don't wanna abandon my identity as LL Cool J, but at the same time, I had to figure out how to let people know that I'm really serious about making these movies.

LL Cool J

What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious. The name thing: I will always be L.L. Cool J.

LL Cool J

I am artistic so I reserve the right to change my mind at any point. I just like to do different things. What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious.

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As a black man, my hope is that I can touch more and more people all over the world of different races and different colours.

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Author Bio

  • NameLL Cool J
  • DescriptionAmerican rapper, entrepreneur, and actor
  • AliasesLadies Love Cool James
  • BornJanuary 14, 1968
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Songwriter