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There are characters in movies who I call film characters. They do not exist in real life. They exist to play out a scenario. They can be in fantastic films, but they are not real characters what happens to them is not lifelike.

People used to be funny about approaching me, but now they seem to think I am as sane as anyone who's done what I have done in movies can be.

You have to understand that crew members make movies so they are seeing a lot of actors all the time in their career acting.

What I like to do is just make good music, good movies, hopefully perform a good show full of energy and just have some fun.

I do not wanna abandon my identity as LL Cool J, but at the same time, I had to figure out how to let people know that I am really serious about making these movies.

The person that made me want to make movies, and the reason I do films, is Bruce Lee. He was an incredible actor, and he had a lot of charisma. Handsome, action, you know, everything was there. I loved Bruce Lee.

I play Xbox. I have a little boy to look after. I have dogs. You know, I have things to do. I would love to be able to sit down and watch something like a movie. I watch my own movies because I have to.

I have turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.

You make movies for the people. If critics happen to like them too, well, that is a home run.

When you go to the movies with your whole family, it is a different experience. For some reason, it is something that you are all doing together and you take away something special in that.

But then I go through long periods where I do not listen to things, usually when I am working. In between the records and in between the writing I suck up books and music and movies and anything I can find.

I remember looking through magazines or watching movies even just a couple of years ago and being like, I really want to be part of that, but not realizing what that was.

A lot of movies treat kids like idiots.

I have always wanted to make movies.

I think ever since I was preteen I wanted to direct movies and tell stories.

I want to make timeless movies.

When I started to watch some of the films I do done, I realized I was doing movies that I might not actually want to see.

Making movies is difficult and you get disorientated sometimes - even when you are working with fantastic talent.

I have done many different movies in many different contexts.

Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just go to exploring the complexities of the human soul. Everything is valid if it is done with honesty and dignity, and I actually do both of those types of movies in my career.