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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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" I was definitely a big Run-DMC fan. "

" 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.' "

" The black community has for a long time been a part of the Hollywood community, and of course we would love to have a more proportionate ratio of films that tell our stories. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" When you do something in music and see it happen again in the next generation, you know you're on the right wave length. "

" I've helped save so many families with my music and inspire so many people. "

" I'm not the first guy to make a record or to make hip-hop, but I did it differently. "

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

" I've always believed food, like music, has the power to change our day and even shape our world. "

" The director can be a dictator, but it's not wise to be. You have to choose the days to be a dictator and the days to deal with diplomacy and democracy. Every great leader should know that, even a dictator. Tyrants get overthrown. "

" I keep all my work and files and kung-fu movies on my laptop because sometimes you travel, and the Internet is slow. "

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

" I would not have one turntable if my brother didn't buy the turntable. I was the dreamer; he was the doer. "

" I have love for the entertainment side of the world. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" A wise man has to always listen to the peers he surrounds around himself. That's why you surround yourself with other smart people. Captain Kirk keep Mr. Spock right beside him. "

" Of course black lives matter. All lives matter. I stopped eating meat because their lives matter to me. I don't think it's necessary for us to grow a cow to kill it. "

" When you defeat somebody, you're not really defeating them: they're defeating themselves. "

" The influence of the Shaw Brothers films on my work has been profound. In addition to the richness of Asian culture, we at Wu-Tang were fascinated with the struggles between the oppressed Chinese villagers and the repressive Manchu authority and how it mirrored our own experiences growing up as black kids in America's inner cities. "

" I actually heard hip-hop before I saw a movie in a movie theater. I heard hip-hop first, at the tender age of seven, so that came first. I didn't see a movie until I was eight. "

" I'm addicted to music. "

" I will say, for Wu-Tang, money wasn't the motivation, it was artistic domination. "

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