Ludacris

I've never been a cocky individual, but I am very confident.

My work is like my vacation, so in a way every day is like Saturday.

Of course I have bills to pay, but at the same time, it's more about the passion and the love, and I think that's where music should come from, the heart, not necessarily just to cash a check.

I'm one of those people that just likes to be comfortable.

Working through experience is best for me, just being there and trying to get into the mode.

I think half the battle is just being comfortable in front of the camera - and I already am, doing so many videos and interviews, so then it just takes that extra step of trying to get into character.

I'm going to continue to keep music number one.

I think every album you have to stretch further and further, give people another piece of you. But then I always try to deviate from the norm.

I really love when people come up to me on the street and say, 'You're my favorite rapper.'

I don't want to be too over-exposed, but then at the same time I don't want to be too out-of-sight-out-of-mind.

I'm trying to be number one all the way around. It's not just the South, it's not just the East, it's not the West, I'm going for across the world, you know what I'm saying? This is where I'm coming from.

A lot of beefs in the music industry are caused from miscommunication and just not really understanding what's going on, having people in your ear saying this is what somebody did, or this is what somebody did to you.

I've always had an affinity and a passion for cars and that whole car culture.

I love everything from old-school cars to whatever the latest muscle or luxury vehicles are.

I love technology. We can be our own DJs wherever we go.

I'm a part of the no-tight-jeans coalition.

You don't have that many women in the industry so the lane is wide open.

It's a lot of crooked cops out there. They manipulate the system.

I'm just basically spillin' out my emotions to the world. 'Cause rap is about emotion. And I want you to feel what I'm feelin', 'cause that's what it's all about.

It don't take a lot to make me happy. I'm not spoiled like that.

I find myself eating different kinds of chicken each and every day, even if it's by surprise.

I'm a perfectionist, so I always feel there's room for improvement.

But it's a blessing to be so successful within a year; it's the greatest feeling in the world, making money and doing the things that I'm doing, and I definitely trying to continue doing what I'm doing.

I'm ridiculous, I'm ludicrous.

No matter how much money I ever get, I'm going to want to provide for my family and never have to go back to really struggling. You don't ever want to go outside, you don't ever want to be left in the cold. You want to be safe.