Quotes

“If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don't back down.” Eminem

“To the people I forgot, you weren't on my mind for some reason and you probably don't deserve any thanks anyway.” Eminem

“I might talk about killing people, but that doesn't mean I do it.” Eminem

“The writing process, the way I go about it is I do whatever the beat feels like, whatever the beat is telling me to do. Usually when the beat comes on, I think of a hook or the subject I want to rap about almost instantly. Within four, eight bars of it playing I'm just like, 'Oh, OK. This is what I wanna do'.” Eminem

“The kids are old enough now - I just want to let them be kids. I don't want to comment on them too much. They're at an age where I just want to let them be kids.” Eminem

“The details surrounding both my marriage and subsequent filing for divorce are private, and I had hoped to keep them that way for the sake of my family.” Eminem

“Rap was my drug.” Eminem

“Throughout my career, I fed off the fuel of people not being able to understand me.” Eminem

“Touring is hard on the body.” Eminem

“My overall look on things is a lot more mature than it used to be.” Eminem

“I'm not really book-smart.” Eminem

“It's just hard to meet new people, in my position.” Eminem

“The album requires a certain focus of mine that I can't really explain - let's just say it's all I can really do while I'm doing it.” Eminem

“Guns are bad, I tell you.” Eminem

“I come from Detroit where it's rough and I'm not a smooth talker.” Eminem

“Well, I'm working all the time to stay out of trouble!” Eminem

“Certainly I'm not going to sit on the Internet all day and read what Sam from Iowa is saying about me. But I'm a sponge. I've always been a sponge.” Eminem

“Honestly, I'd love to be remembered as one of the best to ever pick up a mic, but if I'm doing my part to lessen some racial tension I feel good about what I'm doing.” Eminem

“Hip hop has always been braggin' and boasting and 'I'm better at you than this' and 'I'm better at you than that.'” Eminem

“I love the attention but I don't like too much of it.” Eminem

“I feel like a spoilt rapper. I get to pick and choose everything.” Eminem

“Now that I understand that I'm an addict, I definitely have compassion for my mother. I get it.” Eminem

“Music is so therapeutic for me that if I can't get it out, I start feeling bad about myself - a lot of self-loathing.” Eminem

“If you're the parent, be a parent. You know what I mean? I'm a parent. I have daughters.” Eminem

“I've been running a lot, taking care of myself.” Eminem

“I'm very much a creature of habit.” Eminem

“Honestly, I never really put the mic down” Eminem

“I always felt that if I was going to do a movie, I wanted it to be authentic.” Eminem

“I didn't just invent saying offensive things.” Eminem

“I don't even know how to speak up for myself, because I don't really have a father who would give me the confidence or advice.” Eminem