Rza

“When I first heard hip-hop, in 1976, there were maybe only 500 people that could do it.”

“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.'”

“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.”

“I'm focused on creating art and whichever outlet it can get out in.”

“Art - the beautiful thing about art, from my standpoint, is that it has no discrimination.”

“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.”

“I'm addicted to music.”

“I love W.C. Fields. I can watch all the Laurel & Hardys.”

“A lot of people don't know this about Wu-Tang, it started from a focused mind. I was given total autonomy to do whatever I want with them... They agreed, to me, to be a dictator for five years. And in those five years, it's considered some of our best work.”

“I have to make beats every day. Wherever I go, I got a keyboard waiting for me.”

“I have love for the entertainment side of the world.”

“Growing up, all of my friends would set their schedules to the showing of kung fu movies on TV.”

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

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

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

“As a kid, I was naive. One thing I did have a dream of, though: I had a dream I would make a kung-fu movie.”

“Growing up in New York, there are a lot of tenement buildings and a lot of projects. You don't leave your projects too much. The laundry's there. The grocery store is there. Everything takes place right there. When I got knowledge of myself and thought about moving around the city, hip-hop was something that helped me.”

“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.”

“Wisdom is important in every man's life.”