Marshall Bruce Mathers III (Eminem) Quotes
I realize that some people see going away as, "Oh, he's irrelevant now," but I feel like if I don't go away, I get sick of myself. It's never been my thing to be in the spotlight all the time.
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Whenever I'm waiting behind the stage, it's kind of like my normal Jackie mode is me talking a lot, playing around, but superstar Jackie mode is me concentrating on making sure that this performance was going to be a great performance.
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I like to practise. With every new piece, you make mistakes and you learn. So it's important to get on and have another go.
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Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it.
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For about ten years now, the struggle for democracy and the respect of human rights has been in the focus point - if not a commodity - of political groups aiming to rise to power.
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I'm developing artists for my new record label, my son's band, Intangible, being one of them.
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There is kind of an underground conservative movement in Hollywood, really.
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I just lip gloss! It doesn't matter if it's $2 or $30.
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The numerous evils to which individual persons are exposed are due to the defects existing in the persons themselves. We complain and seek relief from our own faults; we suffer from the evils which we, by our own free will, inflict on ourselves and ascribe them to God, who is far from being connected with them!
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Being Jewish is a big part of my artistic sensibility and my humor... I think it gives me a certain take on the world on a literary level.
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When I was in high school, I was doing all the plays. My drama teacher, Melody Duggan, was the one one who first made me do stand-up. She's the origin of the whole thing; it's all her. In high school in Denver, that was kind of the beginning of it all.
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Well, we all have murderous thoughts throughout the day, if not the week.
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My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.
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Our plans for 'Superman?' I can't say. This is the most super secret thing ever. It's like working for the government, like I'm on a covert mission.
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I'm always nervous doing auditions - to be honest, I hate it. I always envy the actors who are so cool and cold-blooded when they go in for an audition, especially if it's for a part that you would really love to play.
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As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction.
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Once a conflict has dragged on for a decade, most people are tired of war - and the troubles that flow from it.
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We believe in peace in the settlement of all disputes through peaceful means, in the abolition of war, and, more particularly, nuclear war.
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I think the most un-American thing you can say is, 'You can't say that.'
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Follow your passion. It will lead you to your purpose.
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Even if people do not know what real kindness is, they nonetheless have it within them.
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I've made up my mind. I'll take my court martial.
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Violence can be very grotesque and also intensely attractive. What interests me is how the two - beauty and violence - live side by side, and how moments can be created and erased almost simultaneously. Destruction is painful, but at times it can be very cathartic.
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No one paid attention to my offense. So having 2,000 hits is one of the things that is an accomplishment.
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I realize that some people see going away as, "Oh, he's irrelevant now," but I feel like if I don't go away, I get sick of myself. It's never been my thing to be in the spotlight all the time.
