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J. Robbins Author
Happy

“I think Supernatural is the last WB show that's still on the air. It came from The WB and transitioned to The CW. I've been with The CW from the start of The CW, and it says a lot for our network and for our studio that they stood by the show and continued to keep the show high on their priorities list.”

J. Robbins Author
Wise

“I always feel like the less I think of stage presence, the better, because then I have to face the fact that I have really complicated guitar parts, I'm singing almost all the time, and I have like six pedals I've got to keep on top of”

J. Robbins Author
Thoughtful

“I think, then, there's the sort of, like, political dimension to lyrics. One of the problems that I've had with my output as a lyric writer is that I look back at it and there's some turn-of-phrases and some images and some kind of montage-y kinds of things I'm really proud of. But it kind of bums me out that people have told me again and again that they don't really understand what I'm trying to say.”

J. Robbins Author
Creative

“Because as much as I love figuring out other people's puzzles, and love putting words together in ways that feel good to sing and sound good together and suit the melody, I think most of the best songs in the world are fairly clear about what they mean to say.”

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J. Robbins Author
Wise

“Stage presence is not something I spend a whole lot of time thinking about. On the one hand, I do, because I have, like, favorite front-people and I know what's excited me to see in a band. But I can't be David Yow [Jesus Lizard frontman] and still play guitar.”

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Ice T Rapper, Actor
Grieving

“Redemption means you just make a change in your life and you try to do right, versus what you were doing, which was wrong. So I think a lot of people get hooked on drugs and when they get over that addiction they go out and they try to talk to kids and they try to work in rehab centers.”

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Ice T Rapper, Actor
Hopeful

“I look at my career and I feel I have the potential to maybe mature into a Samuel Jackson-type older cat, and people will still respect me and say 'Yo, Ice-T was wild', into my old age. And why not? I don't necessarily think I'll be rapping in 10 years.”

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Ice T Rapper, Actor
Courageous

“What's bad for the culture is wack rappers that get held in high regard like they're some great thing because it's the flavor of the month, but everybody knows they can't rap. I don't think it's hard, even for somebody who's not hip-hop, to know that that's not good. When you put them up against somebody that can really rhyme, you go, "Okay, I get it. This is what it should sound like."”

Ice T Rapper, Actor
Inspired

“I don't feel that rap has been respected as an art form. Because people have seen rappers rap off the top of their heads, they don't think it is difficult.”

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Ice T Rapper, Actor
Angry

“Anybody who speeds thinks they can outsmart the cops.”

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Ice T Rapper, Actor
Love

“I'm a big Brad Pitt fan. He's really talented. I think a lot of men are intimidated by him, saying he's just a pretty boy or whatever, but he is a bad man. I think he can act.”

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Ice Cube Rapper, Actor
Thoughtful

“I'm always open, and will criticize myself, too. And I just think being that honest with everybody puts you in a different space than somebody who's just shooting venom at a certain group or a certain amount of individuals.”

Ice Cube Rapper, Actor
Determined

“I feel like I got a whole lot of living to do before I think about summing it up in a book.”

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Ice Cube Rapper, Actor
Thoughtful

“I don't think people should try to force their will on their family.”

Ice Cube Rapper, Actor
Philosophical

“If you really think back to the culture or just black America before rap music took off, New York could have been Paris.”

Ice Cube Rapper, Actor
Angry

“When you have a good movie, it's hard to categorize it. It's everything. It makes you laugh, makes you cry and makes you think.”

Ice Cube Rapper, Actor
Hopeful

“I still want to put together bigger and better programs to work with the community. I still think I could do better on that end.”

Ice Cube Rapper, Actor
Hopeful

“I think rap music is the sole reason for a lot of black acceptance in pop culture; because the music is very popular, it gets our image out in other ways than in movies.”

Ice Cube Rapper, Actor
Creative

“I knew a dude whose entire check was going to his car. He didn't care. This is back when the Mustang 5.0 came out in, like, '82. Between paying the note and insurance, I think he had like $40 left. A lot of people knew people because of their car, and not them.”

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Ice Cube Rapper, Actor
Creative

“I think [director] Malcolm Lee is a real master at being able to make you laugh while bringing serious subject-matter, so the movie doesn't hinge on silliness, but on real life.”