“I'm not driven by the spotlight and I'm not that outgoing.” — Black Thought Quote

I'm not driven by the spotlight and I'm not that outgoing.

I love Trader Joe's.

I don't sit down and write a song, and then slam down the phone like, 'We got another one!' and pop some champagne. It's like if someone's writing a novel: You write a series of drafts.

At this point, in 2008, if you put out a book, a movie, or write a verse, paint a painting, it should have some sort of social value.

The most profound memory I have from my childhood is burning down my house at 6 years old.

You get such a visceral thrill driving a race car. You think you've driven, and then you're like, 'Oh, I was doing something for 20 years that I didn't realize I hadn't experienced the real version of.'

I think I'm very focused and am quite a good multitasker, and I'm quite driven in knowing what my responsibilities are to my family and knowing what I've got to do to do that.

I think crime is probably driven more by morality than anything else.

I am driven by ingredients. My Italian heritage and French training inevitably poke through as well, guiding my techniques.

Because school was so terrible was probably why I was driven to write.