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

— Eminem

I don't do 'black music,' I don't do 'white music'... I make fight music, for high school kids.

— Eminem

I don't even know how to speak up for myself, because I don't really have a father who would give me the confidence or advice. And if you're always the new kid, you never get a chance to adapt, so your confidence is just zilch.

— Eminem

I don't give a fuck, God sent me to piss the world off.

— Eminem

I don't hate women - they just sometimes make me mad.

— Eminem

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

— Eminem

I don't think I've ever read poetry, ever. I'm not really book-smart.

— 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

If you have enemies, good that means you stood up for something.

— Eminem

I have the right to remain violence. Everything I say can and will be used against you.

— Eminem