“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
“Anything I've ever said, I certainly was feeling at the time.”
TimeAll Quotes by Eminem
“Anybody with a sense of humor is going to put on my album and laugh from beginning to end.”
Humor“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“I think my first album opened a lot of doors for me to push the freedom of speech to the limit.”
Freedom“Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism.”
Music“I've accomplished enough with the music that I haven't had to go out there and do other things to over-saturate.”
Music“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.”
Home“A lot of truth is said in jest.”
Truth“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.”
Family“I don't hate women - they just sometimes make me mad.”
Women“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“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.”
Age“If there's not drama and negativity in my life, all my songs will be really wack and boring or something.”
Life“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 don't think I've ever read poetry, ever.”
Poetry“I need drama in my life to keep making music.”
Life“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“I'd go to, like, six different schools in one year. We were on welfare, and my mom never ever worked.”
Mom