Ice Cube Quotes

I think when somebody goes to the movies and they spend their money and they take the girl out, the family, they want to have a good time. You don't always want to be hit over the head with history or how bad society is.

We're really trying to give people the ability to go into a darkened room and have a couple hours of just pure enjoyment.

I tell you one of the great things about this movie is, with all that's going on around the world right now, it's just good to go to a movie where you don't have to think too hard, just have a good time, and relax and be crazy.

For the most part, I think that people enjoy seeing a movie where they can just have fun in.

Pop music for me was definitely escapist, but never studious.

For the most part, I think that people enjoy seeing a movie where they can just have fun.

It's important to remember that, first and foremost, if not only, this is entertainment. 'The West Wing' isn't meant to be good for you.

See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. It's not church. It's not serious.

You have to enjoy yourself when you go to the movies. People don't want to spend their hard earned money to simply go see a history lesson.

Everybody in the world has problems, and the nice thing about entertainment is you get to forget about those problems and have a good time for a couple of hours.

That's what's great about show business. It's escapism. You pay your five bucks to get in and sit there and you're in another world. Forget about the problems in the world. It's wonderful.

Everybody's looking for a good time. Don't you know a good time doesn't hurt?

I watch things that are fun, or funny, or interesting.

Reading is my greatest luxury.

It's really fun to be in a film that's pure entertainment, that people want to go and see. I think, in the current climate, the state of things, people want escapism.

People go to movies on Saturday to get away from the war in Iraq and taxes and election news and pedophiles online and just go and have some fun. I like doing movies that are fun.

I'm interested in playing, not working.

Cinema is entertainment, and people go to the movies because they want to feel good and forget about everything.

And what I like about it is it makes me happy and I think it makes a lot of people happy to go to the movies and to not think about the problems of the day or the problems of tomorrow or the yesterday and just go on for the ride and have the fun of losing oneself in a fantasy.

People don't want to pay 8 or 9 dollars to go see a problem that they have in their life, on screen. They pay to get away from that. That's why they watch soap operas.

I guess I watch movies to make myself happier a lot.

I love watching great TV, whether it's to educate myself more on my craft or to just simply be entertained.

I like Hollywood movies. I like them like I like to eat scrambled eggs; I like them for fun.

I need distractions. Good distractions, not bad ones. A good distraction for me is a great play.

I was watching 'Wild at Heart,' and I can honestly say I did nothing for that apart from show up!