Quotes

“Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got your back turned.” Eminem

“I need drama in my life to keep making music.” Eminem

“Yeah, I did see where the people dissing me were coming from. But, it's like, anything that happened in the past between black and white, I can't really speak on it, because I wasn't there. I don't feel like me being born the color I am makes me any less of a person.” Eminem

“Personally, I just think rap music is the best thing out there, period. If you look at my deck in my car radio, you're always going to find a hip-hop tape; that's all I buy, that's all I live, that's all I listen to, that's all I love.” Eminem

“You're not going to say anything about me that I'm not going to say about myself. There's so many things that I think about myself; if someone really wanted to get at me, they could say this and this and this. So I'm going to say it before they can. It's the best policy for me.” Eminem

“Sporadic thoughts will pop into my head and I'll have to go write something down, and the next thing you know I've written a whole song in an hour.” Eminem

“A lot of truth is said in jest.” Eminem

“I am who I am and I say what I think. I'm not putting a face on for the record.” Eminem

“I always wished for this, but it's almost turning into more of a nightmare than a dream.” Eminem

“Somewhere deep down there's a decent man in me, he just can't be found.” Eminem

“These times are so hard, and they're getting even harder.” Eminem

“I want to solidify as an artist and show that as I grow as a person and make mistakes and learn from them, I'm going to grow artistically.” Eminem

“When you're a little kid, you don't see color, and the fact that my friends were black never crossed my mind. It never became an issue until I was a teenager and started trying to rap.” Eminem

“Say there's a white kid who lives in a nice home, goes to an all-white school, and is pretty much having everything handed to him on a platter - for him to pick up a rap tape is incredible to me, because what that's saying is that he's living a fantasy life of rebellion.” Eminem

“You know, not to sound corny or nuthin', but I felt like a fighter comin' up, man. I felt like, you know, I'm being attacked for this reason or that reason, and I gotta fight my way through this.” Eminem

“I realized, 'Yo, I can't do anything in moderation. I don't know how.'” Eminem

“Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making new friends.” Eminem

“Ultimately, who you choose to be in a relationship with and what you do in your bedroom is your business.” Eminem

“People can try to reinvent themselves. I don't think you can really change who you are, though, because who you are is pretty much where you came from and what you've done up to now.” Eminem

“Nobody likes to fail. I want to succeed in everything I do, which isn't much. But the things that I'm really passionate about, if I fail at those, if I'm not successful, what do I have?” Eminem

“You know, fame is a funny thing, man, especially, you know, actors, musicians, rappers, rock singers, it's kind of a lifestyle and it's easy to get caught up in it - you go to bars, you go to clubs, everyone's doing a certain thing... It's tough.” Eminem

“There was a while when I was feeling like, 'Damn, if I'd just been born black, I would not have to go through all this'.” Eminem

“My father? I never knew him. Never even seen a picture of him.” Eminem

“Anybody with a sense of humor is going to put on my album and laugh from beginning to end.” Eminem

“The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.” Eminem

“My thing is this; if I'm sick enough to think it, then I'm sick enough to say it.” Eminem

“I say what I want to say and do what I want to do. There's no in between. People will either love you for it or hate you for it.” Eminem

“It sometimes feels like a strange movie, you know, it's all so weird that sometimes I wonder if it is really happening.” Eminem

“I'd go to, like, six different schools in one year. We were on welfare, and my mom never ever worked.” Eminem

“It'd be stupid for me to sit here and say that there aren't kids who look up to me, but my responsibility is not to them. I'm not a baby sitter.” Eminem