Ice Cube Quotes

I think mostly it's the adventure that I will have in making the movie. That's what I look for.

For me, I get a part of an idea here and a little bit of an idea there, and then finally it accumulates into a movie.

I don't understand how people live without creating.

In making movies, time is so short-because it is so expensive-that we tend to neglect the place from which the best ideas come, namely that part of ourselves that dreams. The unconscious is our best collaborator.

I've never made a movie I wasn't surprised to see.

Nothing in the whole world felt as good as being able to make something from a sudden idea.

I have four or five ideas that just keep floating around and I want to kind of just let one - like a beautiful butterfly, let it land somewhere.

It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love having a company that makes films and to be prolific and have a place to put all the ideas that are constantly bubbling up inside of me and that don't let me sleep at night.

My friends and I started making films when I was still in kindergarten.

The most exciting time is when I think of an idea and how I imagine I can make it. It would be wonderful if there was a projector inside my eye that and it could just put the idea on the screen for people to see.

One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to have the daily miracle. It does come.

A theory of creativity is actually just a metaphor. A pool of ideas, a well of memories, a voice.

I'm trying to make as many films as I can.

Once I've finished a film I just want to get on and make another one.

I like having my hands in the clay. I like the movie-making process.

Anyone who has ever been privileged to direct a film also knows that, although it can be like trying to write 'War and Peace' in a bumper car in an amusement park, when you finally get it right, there are not many joys in life that can equal the feeling.

That's the joy of making a movie: watching all the elements come together.

A movie is like a city. There's, like, 150 people working, and it's all because of something that came out of your head.

I love having made a movie.

Film shouldn't be a pain. It's a creative process.

Making a movie really frees up the way you think.

When you're not hearing my voice, I'm working on art. So if you're not hearing me, I'm working for the people and getting inspired.

Once you turn on the camera, making a movie is making a movie. I don't care if it's $9 million dollars or $50 million dollars. You have bigger toys, bigger set, actors who are better paid, but once you turn on the camera, it's director and performance, and I don't find a big difference.

This creating? It's my passion.

The stressful time is the blank page at the beginning. When you're starting to see things being made flesh, and you're able to respond to that flesh, that's really exciting.