“I never liked to copy things that are out there. I always like to come...” — Sylvia Robinson Quote

“I never liked to copy things that are out there. I always like to come up with something new, something different.”

“I saw this DJ playing music and saying things to the kids. They would answer him back, and I say, 'That's a great idea.'”

“As I was sitting there, the deejay was playing music and talking over the music, and the kids were going crazy. All of a sudden, something said to me, 'Put something like that on a record, and it will be the biggest thing.' I didn't even know you called it rap.”

“William Regal is an obvious influence, as is Fit Finlay - you can see that in my style of wrestling - but I try not to copy too much of what I see now as that was part of my problem early on.”

“Before 'Veronica Mars,' I was not, and probably am still not, much of a crime reader. My mom left out a copy of 'Helter Skelter' when I was 10, and I secretly read it, and then I spent all my teenage years afraid of hippies. I kept away from crime books for, like, ten years.”

“I thought I would write non-fiction. I thought I would enter the New York literary scene as copy editor, work my way up, and then write my own books.”