--- title: "17 Trying Quotes By Ice Cube" description: "17 Trying quotes by Ice Cube. Plus more from Ice Cube and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/ice-cube-912_family_i-don-t-think-people-should-try-to-force_3116621.jpg" --- > [I don't think people should try to force their will on their family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-don-t-think-people-should-try-to-force-their-will-on-their-family/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/ice-cube-912_family_i-don-t-think-people-should-try-to-force_3116621.jpg) > [I was trying to be the best rapper in the world. I wasn't thinking about acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-was-trying-to-be-the-best-rapper-in-the-world-i-wasn-t-thinking/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/ice-cube-912_acting_i-was-trying-to-be-the-best-rapper-in-th_2274140.jpg) > [Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/early-in-my-career-people-wanted-to-hear-music-about-protest-about/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a76/ice-cube-912_careers_early-in-my-career-people-wanted-to-hear_977875.jpg) > [I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different shit, you know what I mean?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-m-not-the-type-of-actor-who-is-trying-to-do-a-whole-bunch-of/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/083/ice-cube-912_actors_i-m-not-the-type-of-actor-who-is-trying_1479658.jpg) > [We have to step up as adults and try to guide our youth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/we-have-to-step-up-as-adults-and-try-to-guide-our-youth/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44e/ice-cube-912_adults_we-have-to-step-up-as-adults-and-try-to_301817.jpg) > [I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different stuff, you know what I mean?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-m-not-the-type-of-actor-who-is-trying-to-do-a-whole-bunch-of-2/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4aa/ice-cube-912_actor_i-m-not-the-type-of-actor-who-is-trying_2662959.jpg) > [I would love a shot at a lead role, but it's not up to me right now. I just try to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-would-love-a-shot-at-a-lead-role-but-it-s-not-up-to-me-right-now-i/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a03/ice-cube-912_actor_i-would-love-a-shot-at-a-lead-role-but-i_2570389.jpg) > [I'm not trying to turn into Eddie Murphy, and just do kids movies the rest of my career. I'm going to still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-m-not-trying-to-turn-into-eddie-murphy-and-just-do-kids-movies-the/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9b/ice-cube-912_careers_i-m-not-trying-to-turn-into-eddie-murphy_868348.jpg) > [I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who's trying to learn to like reading should start off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-think-reading-is-important-in-any-form-i-think-a-person-who-s/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/ice-cube-912_form_i-think-reading-is-important-in-any-form_1094694.jpg) > [I think rap music is brought up, gangster rap in particular, as well as video games, every other thing they try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-think-rap-music-is-brought-up-gangster-rap-in-particular-as-well-as/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/ice-cube-912_brought_i-think-rap-music-is-brought-up-gangster_1264762.jpg) > [I have a really beautiful life right now, so there is no reason to be hostile. I'm a husband, a father and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-have-a-really-beautiful-life-right-now-so-there-is-no-reason-to-be/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/ice-cube-912_beautiful_i-have-a-really-beautiful-life-right-now_716789.jpg) > [Once you figure out what your own thing is it's all about trying to develop shows, programs that can, I guess, enhance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/once-you-figure-out-what-your-own-thing-is-it-s-all-about-trying-to/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/ice-cube-912_add_once-you-figure-out-what-your-own-thing_265911.jpg) > [I won't lay down my principles for any kind of recognition or any kind of position or trying to be more famous.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-won-t-lay-down-my-principles-for-any-kind-of-recognition-or-any/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d6/ice-cube-912_be-a-man_i-won-t-lay-down-my-principles-for-any-k_485421.jpg) > [I'm trying to cut down a little on eating, on sodium, keep my blood pressure down, which is tough. Because I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-m-trying-to-cut-down-a-little-on-eating-on-sodium-keep-my-blood/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ce/ice-cube-912_blood_i-m-trying-to-cut-down-a-little-on-eatin_966189.jpg) > [They thought we were just basically keeping ourselves underground on purpose. And it was just strange for people to approach music that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/they-thought-we-were-just-basically-keeping-ourselves-underground-on/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/485/ice-cube-912_approach_they-thought-we-were-just-basically-keep_3208465.jpg) > [When I was in N.W.A. and didn't get paid all the money I was owed, that's when the business side of showbiz…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/when-i-was-in-n-w-a-and-didn-t-get-paid-all-the-money-i-was-owed-that-2/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bc/ice-cube-912_brain_when-i-was-in-n-w-a-and-didn-t-get-paid_1212506.jpg) > [I was given the name by my brother when I was about eleven or twelve years old. He was older than me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-was-given-the-name-by-my-brother-when-i-was-about-eleven-or-twelve/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ac/ice-cube-912_age_i-was-given-the-name-by-my-brother-when_2727195.jpg) ## Other authors on Trying ## More by Ice Cube > [Today I didn't even have to even use my A.K ! I got to say it was a good day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/today-i-didn-t-even-have-to-even-use-my-a-k-i-got-to-say-it-was-a/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [Just waking up in the morning gotta thank God, I don't know but today seems kinda odd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/just-waking-up-in-the-morning-gotta-thank-god-i-don-t-know-but-today/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [Sometimes, when you want to laugh, reality steps in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/sometimes-when-you-want-to-laugh-reality-steps-in/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [I wake up at 5:30, 6 in the morning, but don't head into the office right away. I like to hang out with my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-wake-up-at-5-30-6-in-the-morning-but-don-t-head-into-the-office/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [Cool people still have a hard time showing what they got in Hollywood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/cool-people-still-have-a-hard-time-showing-what-they-got-in-hollywood/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [I have great people, smart people that are around me and we love the challenge. I guess it's like climbing a mountain or building…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-have-great-people-smart-people-that-are-around-me-and-we-love-the/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [I think when somebody goes to the movies and they spend their money and they take the girl out, the family, they want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-think-when-somebody-goes-to-the-movies-and-they-spend-their-money/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [I think, to me, reality is better than being fake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-think-to-me-reality-is-better-than-being-fake/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [I'm always the "less is more" guy when it comes to a scene. So I'ma be the one who will keep it grounded. Even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-m-always-the-less-is-more-guy-when-it-comes-to-a-scene-so-i-ma-be/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [I still want to put together bigger and better programs to work with the community. I still think I could do better on that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-still-want-to-put-together-bigger-and-better-programs-to-work-with/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [Everybody in the world has to compromise. I don't know one person that gets everything they want, so the politicians are going to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/everybody-in-the-world-has-to-compromise-i-don-t-know-one-person-that/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [ You have to resist falling in love with the money they \[producers\] want to give you. You have to really resist that, and you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/you-have-to-resist-falling-in-love-with-the-money-they-producers-want/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [Our household is built on love and respect. And we don't really let negative vibes stay too long. It's worked out. I got a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/our-household-is-built-on-love-and-respect-and-we-don-t-really-let/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [Go down to the corner store and beat the Jap up, clean all the crap up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/go-down-to-the-corner-store-and-beat-the-jap-up-clean-all-the-crap-up/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-think-director-malcolm-lee-is-a-real-master-at-being-able-to-make/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/ice-cube/#itemlist", "name": "17 Trying Quotes By Ice Cube", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think people should try to force their will on their family.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ice Cube" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-don-t-think-people-should-try-to-force-their-will-on-their-family/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/ice-cube-912_family_i-don-t-think-people-should-try-to-force_3116621.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/ice-cube-912_family_i-don-t-think-people-should-try-to-force_3116621.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/ice-cube-912_family_i-don-t-think-people-should-try-to-force_3116621.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't think people should try to force their will on their family.” — Ice Cube", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was trying to be the best rapper in the world. 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