Curtis Jackson

“I have a romantic side.”

“The new artist is meeting the general public before they meet the record company. They're able to put the material on YouTube and have a million views before they even meet an executive at a record company, and get the deal based on that.”

“You learn a lot about yourself when you have success for a while. Like, a lot of things that you think are really important aren't. But you need that process.”

“A big mistake people make when they are trying to lose weight is that they stop eating. They'll eat salads once a day and then their body starts trying to protect itself and holds onto the fat.”

“Eating well was something I learned as I started to be successful and had to travel and perform concerts, which are an intense cardio workout.”

“The importance of 'Dream School' is monumental. Helping to inspire these students to reach their potential is personally gratifying.”

“My new music video, 'My Life' featuring Eminem and Adam Levine, the only person in the actual video who you can physically make out besides myself and Adam Levine is Andre Dirrell.”

“My work out routine is always changing. It should never stay the same for long periods of time.”

“Jay-Z is as politically correct as some of the politicians. He's safe. There's points when you're acquiring financing, you make adjustments. He's made those adjustments. It's his choice. For me, it's not a necessity.”

“When you've been in life-threatening situations, you become aware that life is not for ever.”

“When I'm actually creating music, I try not to listen to the hip-hop records that are going on, because I think, subconsciously, we steal from each other.”

“I started boxing at 12, and I was above weight for my age, so they put me in the ring with adults... When you're fighting all the time, it gives you the ability to fight without getting angry.”

“Some people are born with very little; some are fortunate enough to have it all. When I grew up, we didn't have much. I had to hustle to get what I wanted... but I had that hunger for more. I didn't always make the right choices, but I learned from my mistakes.”

“I like to sort through music and see whatever pops out to me or inspires me. If I could have a production team going and kind of mix records with me, that would be cool; to take the records and have them sound the way I want them to sound. But I'd rather sort though music to find them things.”

“I'm not trying to save the world. As a musician and artist, it just ain't me.”

“I think Sean Parker damaged the music business with Napster.”