“I think my first album opened a lot of doors for me to push the freedom of speech to the limit.”
Freedom
“I try to treat all the money I'm making like it's the last time I'm going to make it.”
MoneyAll Quotes by Eminem
“If there's not drama and negativity in my life, all my songs will be really wack and boring or something.”
Life“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“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“I need drama in my life to keep making music.”
Life“I don't hate women - they just sometimes make me mad.”
Women“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“Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism.”
Music“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“My father? I never knew him. Never even seen a picture of him.”
Dad“Ultimately, who you choose to be in a relationship with and what you do in your bedroom is your business.”
Business“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“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 think I've ever read poetry, ever.”
Poetry“Well, I'm working all the time to stay out of trouble!”
Time“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“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 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.'”
Learning“Trust is hard to come by. That's why my circle is small and tight. I'm kind of funny about making new friends.”
Funny“The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.”
Life