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" My mom gave me the children stories of the Bible. I memorized that book at the age of nine. "

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" Because I have so many brothers and sisters, I think I'm able to have a certain patience. "

" It brings me joy to hear that people are laughing at my scene in 'Due Date.' "

" I was writing lyrics since I was nine years old, so by age 15, I was feeling pretty confident about my talent. "

" We think it's a blessing that we were able to bring our music to the world. That our music has not only inspired our communities but other communities. That's one of the greatest things an artist in any field could know: that you've touched the mind of another artist. "

" You come to my studio, it says 'No photography on premises.' I picked that up from Kanye. We don't need all that. In the old days in the Wu, we didn't allow anybody in the studio, not even women. We didn't start allowing women until five years after our debut. ODB used to get mad. "

" I tell my sons, I say, if you're going somewhere, you don't have to wear a hoodie - we live in New York, so a hoodie and all that is all good. But sometimes, you know, button up your shirt. Clean up. "

" With '8 Diagrams,' I just skimmed the surface of musical exploration. "

" I got a bad habit of creating. "

" I don't have the same respect for time as most people. I take that extra day to think about it. "

" The whole first 100 Wu-Tang songs was made on an ASR-10. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" My wife and I go to movies every Wednesday. "

" Wisdom is important in every man's life. "

" I've been vegan for over 20 years, but I started as a vegetarian and grew into veganism in between. "

" I got a chance to act in a film, 'Derailed.' I was having a recurring nightmare, and after doing that film, the nightmares stopped. "

" A servant sometimes need to be served. "

" I stopped with the red meat, let go of turkey and chicken, and then I held onto fish. When we finished 'Wu-Tang Forever,' I felt like I evolved and completely dived into veganism. "

" 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. "

" If I'm a cop, and every time I see a young black youth - whether I watch them on TV, movies, or just see them hanging out - and they're not looking properly dressed, properly refined, you know, carrying himself, conducting himself proper hours of the day - things that a man does - you're going to have a certain fear and stereotype of them. "

" The spaghetti Western genre is definitely one of favorites. "

" Beyond Greek mythology, history just didn't have a strong resonation with me. "

" In the past, when Jay-Z did 'Best of Both Worlds' with R. Kelly, I thought it was a great album, but the campaign went south because of personalities. "

" The way you have to think in chess is good for everyday thinking, really, especially for brothers in the urban community who never take that second look, never take that second thought. "

" I love Paul Simon... his lyrics. "

" If you take 'Nothin' But a G Thang' by Dr Dre, that could also be an R&B record. 'Bonita Applebum' by A Tribe Called Quest could even be a jazz record. 'Bring Da Ruckus,' you gotta call it hip-hop. "

" Method Man is a rough, rugged street dude, but all the girls love him. "

" Wu-Tang Clan's first album, '36 Chambers,' there wasn't a lot of money given to make that album. "

" I'm a director! I don't work with no amateurs! "

" Parenting is something that I got early, because when you grow up without a father being there, and you see a single mother struggle to feed the kids, you do not want to put your own blood through that. "