Eminem

“I don't think I've ever read poetry, ever.”

— 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

“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

“A lot of truth is said in jest.”

— Eminem

“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.'”

— Eminem

“I didn't have nothin' going for me... school, home... until I found something I loved, which was music, and that changed everything.”

— Eminem

“Anything I've ever said, I certainly was feeling at the time.”

— Eminem

“I try to treat all the money I'm making like it's the last time I'm going to make it.”

— 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

“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

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

— 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

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

— Eminem

“Before I was famous, when I was just working in Gilbert's Lodge, everything was moving in slow motion.”

— 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

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

— Eminem

“I've accomplished enough with the music that I haven't had to go out there and do other things to over-saturate.”

— Eminem

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

— 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

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

— Eminem