“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.”
Change
“A lot of the problems I had with fame I was bringing on myself. A lot of self-loathing, a lot of woe-is-me. Now I'm learning to see the positive side of things, instead of, like, 'I can't go to Kmart. I can't take my kids to the haunted house.'”
LearningAll Quotes by 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.”
Love“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.”
Funny“I need drama in my life to keep making music.”
Life“I try to treat all the money I'm making like it's the last time I'm going to make it.”
Money“I don't think I've ever read poetry, ever.”
Poetry“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.”
Best“I didn't have nothin' going for me... school, home... until I found something I loved, which was music, and that changed everything.”
Home“Anything I've ever said, I certainly was feeling at the time.”
Time“Ultimately, who you choose to be in a relationship with and what you do in your bedroom is your business.”
Business“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.”
Music“It feels good to have your work respected again.”
Good“My father? I never knew him. Never even seen a picture of him.”
Dad“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.”
Best“The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.”
Life“A lot of truth is said in jest.”
Truth“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.”
Best“Before I was famous, when I was just working in Gilbert's Lodge, everything was moving in slow motion.”
Famous“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.”
Music“I don't hate women - they just sometimes make me mad.”
Women