LL Cool J Quotes

"Stand up and face your fears, or they will defeat you."

"You can't let your past hold your future hostage."

"I am a real person that cares about his art and cares about what he's doing."

"I'm not trying to be new school and I'm not old school - I'm classic."

"Nobody is perfect, but life is about choices."

"Do what you love; you'll be better at it. It sounds pretty simple, but you'd be surprised how many people don't get this one right away."

"I was listening to Jimi Hendrix; I just admire his artistry and creativity as an artist."

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."

"Dreams don't have deadlines. I'm thinking of doing bigger and better things and having more fun with it."

"Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals."

"I only do what what comes from the heart."

Famous Rappers Turned Actors

Tupac Shakur: Made a half dozen movies before his murder in 1996, his best being "Above The Rim" (1994). Also appeared on TV's "A Different World".

Ice Cube: Has been in several hit films "Boyz N The Hood", "Friday", "Anaconda", "Three Kings", "Barbershop". Also has produced and has even tried directing.

LL Cool J: Most recently has appeared on the hit TV series "NCIS: Los Angeles". Before that has starred in numerous films including "Rollerball", "Any Given Sunday" and "Deep Blue Sea".

Eminem: Had a big hit with the 2002 film "8 Mile" and even won an Oscar for best song. Slim Shady was also hilarious as himself in the movie "Funny People".



Ice T: Has had most of his success on TV. Co-stars on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and plays himself on reality TV's "Ice Loves Coco".

Queen Latifah: Lots of hit films for Queen Latifah. She's starred in "Chicago", "Bringing Down The House", "Hairspray" and "Valentine's Day". She was also the voice of a woolly mammoth in the Ice Age Movies.

Mos Def: One of my favourite rappers turned actors. He was great in "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy", also appeared in "Showtime", "Monster's Ball", "16 Blocks" and "Be Kind Rewind".

Ludacris: He was quite good in "Crash", which won the Academy Award for best picture for 2005. Also Appeared in a couple of Fast & Furious films.

50 Cent: He Made his big screen acting debut in "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" (2005). 50 has been in several movies since then, including co-starring with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in "Righteous Kill" (2008).

Snoop Dogg: He's made numerous appearances on TV and in movies, but is most memorable as Huggy Bear in "Starsky And Hutch".