"You can say what you want to about a rapper in a movie, but look at what Ice Cube has done. Ice Cube has created more opportunities for other actors to get jobs in this business than some actors have."

"I realized my family was funny, because nobody ever wanted to leave our house."

"I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who just happens to be funny on occasion."

"My wife and I have always trusted each other, and I have to thank her strength."

"When I was younger, my whole sense of self-worth was based on whether or not I was working, which was awful. And I had a baby at 20 years old, so it wasn't just about me. At around the age of 30 there was a stretch where I wasn't working - certainly not on anything I liked, anyway - and I started to do other things."

"I do like athletes as they have amazing self-discipline."

"I don't act, I don't direct, I don't design."

"I would never want to live in L.A., and I made that decision years ago, so I never chose that path for myself, although I have much respect for those that do it at a high level."