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" Every time I make a new album, I get better and better. "
Rza
Time
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" I live a very satisfying life. Not because I've made a few dollars, but because I have a wife who loves me and children who wait for me to come home. And that is beautiful. I think that's the American dream: to be at peace at home. "
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" I was writing lyrics since I was nine years old, so by age 15, I was feeling pretty confident about my talent. "
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" When you prepare for something, it's like jumping into cold water, but you're prepared. You jump in. And you start swimming, or if you don't swim, you drown. "
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" I have a special style of frying tofu that even the most carnivorous meat-and-potatoes eaters enjoy. "
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" Everybody wants to be a good fighter. "
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" The spaghetti Western genre is definitely one of favorites. "
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" Beyond Greek mythology, history just didn't have a strong resonation with me. "
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" If you let a man that you love or anybody - man, woman or child that you love - sit there and destroy themselves in front of you, you're neglecting them. "
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" I've helped save so many families with my music and inspire so many people. "
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" I'm focused on creating art and whichever outlet it can get out in. "
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Focused
" One of my illest villains was the Butcher from 'Gangs of New York,' Daniel Day-Lewis. "
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" An artist is made to entertain. That's their primary goal, to entertain you. But some artists record the moments of time. You wouldn't know what was happening in the '20s and '30s; you got to check the song or art. "
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" My wife and I go to movies every Wednesday. "
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" Wu-Tang Clan's first album, '36 Chambers,' there wasn't a lot of money given to make that album. "
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Lot
" I didn't discover how music and film could work together until Jim Jarmusch had me do 'Ghost Dog.' "
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Me
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" I don't have the same respect for time as most people. I take that extra day to think about it. "
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Time
People
" I keep all my work and files and kung-fu movies on my laptop because sometimes you travel, and the Internet is slow. "
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Internet
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" I'm grateful for what I've accomplished. I'm grateful for anyone who thinks I accomplished something and says, 'Well he did this; he did that.' "
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Grateful
Well
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" Growing up in New York, there are a lot of tenement buildings and a lot of projects. You don't leave your projects too much. The laundry's there. The grocery store is there. Everything takes place right there. When I got knowledge of myself and thought about moving around the city, hip-hop was something that helped me. "
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" 'Rainy Dayz' and 'Glaciers of Ice,' those two songs - I mean, I just love those songs. "
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" While a lot of hip-hop was inspired by jazz or James Brown samples and was made to be played live in the clubs, I made hip-hop that was made for MCs to eat the mic up. It was an aggressive form of hip-hop. It was made just for hip-hop. It's not made to sing or dance to, though you can if you want. "
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Want
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" When we was making a song called 'Bring Da Ruckus,' we took the snare, and we put it in an elevator shaft and recorded it. "
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" The 'Godfather I' and 'II,' those were real straight movies in my life. At the same time, so is 'Five Deadly Venoms,' if we go into kung-fu movies. "
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" So I was about 19 when I got my first SP-1200, and on that SP-1200, I made 'Bring The Pain' and a few other classic Wu joints. "
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" I'm glad Wu-Tang was able to inspire other producers and artists, but I would never want to be erased or removed. "
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" I'm a director! I don't work with no amateurs! "
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" I actually have eyes that irritate easily, so I wear the glasses to keep stuff out of my eyes. If you see me in shades indoors, you might be like, 'RZA is wearing shades inside. What the hell is going on?' I'm protecting my eyes, and I'm looking cool. "
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" I always had this imagination about making colorful movies. I use to walk to school and daydream about it. "
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