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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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" To me, Wu-Tang is beyond Wu-Tang Clan... It's just like, hip-hop is beyond Grandmaster Flash, but Grandmaster Flash was one of the first guys to hit those turntables like that. The same thing with Wu-Tang. You'll see the difference in hip-hop from the moment we came in to before we came in. We changed it. We changed the whole structure. "

" Every time I make a new album, I get better and better. "

" Everybody wants to be a good fighter. "

" 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. "

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

" A servant sometimes need to be served. "

" 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. "

" I didn't learn black history in school. I had to go find Malcolm X books. "

" One of my illest villains was the Butcher from 'Gangs of New York,' Daniel Day-Lewis. "

" I always argue with a lot of people. They ask me for my top rappers, and he's always on my list. I mean, the GZA inspired me. "

" If you keep eating McDonald's, you gonna get sick. You need a real home-cooked meal. And I knew that that would be healthier. And that's what Wu-Tang was: It was a home-cooked meal of hip-hop. Of the real people. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We told you Wu-Tang was forever, and some people forgot that. It's not some fad. "

" 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. "

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

" As I grew older and got into the late teens and early 20s, I wanted to be a voice of the people. You know, getting locked up all the time and going through so much oppression and seeing it all around myself, I wanted to be a voice for it. "

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

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

" 'Rainy Dayz' and 'Glaciers of Ice,' those two songs - I mean, I just love those songs. "

" I will keep a Bible or Koran on me at all times - the Bible I can actually carry on my phone, and any hotel you go to has a Bible, but the Koran is harder. I keep a physical Koran in my guitar case and put it on the table in hotel rooms so after a day's work, I can read a few verses. "

" I'd love to make 10 to 12 films in my life. That's a lot of films, but it's doable. "

" I'm glad Wu-Tang was able to inspire other producers and artists, but I would never want to be erased or removed. "

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

" I wrote a big animation scene for 'Iron Fists,' but we couldn't afford all that. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Directing is such a high. It's the hardest job ever, but I really love doing it. "