R-Truth

“Succeeding, being on TV, being a professional, I was proud of myself, I was happy.”

“Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, Shawn Michales... the list goes on and on of great guys who made WrestleMania what it is.”

“WWF is my second job in my whole life.”

“When you see who I am, you're getting a real character, a real person. R-Truth, that's me.”

“Me and Vince are like cool, man. Good relationship with Vince, man, and I've been on a lot of trips with Vince, as far as with overseas, going to visit the military. And even at work, man, ideas, he's open to a lot of people, everybody, pretty much. If you have a good idea, he wants you to go in there and prepare with it.”

“When the opportunity is there, you have to let your creative juices start flowing and reach and grab for it.”

“When you start feeling silly, you start doing silly things.”

“My character is such an entertaining character that it is a whole other element to the show, so once they put me and Carmella together it was like, okay, now I have something to do.”

“All my music has always been about positive, having ambition, having goals, having dreams, and believing in yourself.”

“Gotta keep your ear to the streets. That's Rule No. 1.”

“If you're going to be in this business, you need to be in to win it.”

“You can see into people's souls through their eyes.”

“That was one of the most hurtful things, to have my mother see me in court and to have my mother see me behind bars.”

“A lot of my music is inspired by personal situations in my life.”

“It's a long road of paying your dues. Each and every person that's in this business has to go down that road. Some people may not have to. Some people may be given that road instantly because of who they are.”

“I originally wanted to be a rapper and musician.”

“My influences, going back through the history of rap, talk about Doug E. Fresh, Kool Moe D, Eric B. & Rakim, Public Enemy.”

“I don't like to talk about typical things in my music - my music is more about real life situations.”

“In many ways professional wrestling is a dance.”

“Sometime I rap for the house. Sometime I rap live.”