“ Some music comes from a real place; some music comes from your imagination. It's difficult to find out what's real and what's not, especially with the gangster stuff. Ice T
“ I started rapping before anybody had ever bought a car from it. It was truly about the art form and the culture, more so than now, where it's a successful way to make money. Back then you had to be do… Ice T
“ I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal. Ice T
“ Redemption just means you just make a change in your life and you try to do right, versus what you were doing, which was wrong. Ice T
“ Being cool is when you win, you don't get too happy; and when you lose, you don't get too mad. Ice T
“ I'm just disillusioned with the hip-hop sound right now. It's too materialistic. You know, I'm the kind of guy ... I can't do that. If you track my movement, you'll never see a picture of me with any… Ice T
“ When I was in the 12th grade, I got my girlfriend pregnant. I just got out of school, she was a 10th-grader. I'm a teen parent, and I'm at a point where I'm like, 'Man I've got to do something.' Ice T
“ Hollywood has its own way of telling stories. I was just telling stories that I was familiar with. And it's what I want to do in the future: I want to take my audio cinema and put it on the screen. Ice T
“ I started writing rhymes first and then put it to the music. I figured out I could lock it to the beat better if I heard the music first. I like to get a lot of tracks, put the track up and let the mu… Ice T
“ The music led to the acting. But movies aren't something you can just will yourself into. Someone has to choose you, and you have to be quite fortunate to be chosen. Ice T
“ Who can protect themselves from betrayal? The day your brother wakes up and plans to do you dirty, there's no defense against that. Ice T
