Quotes from Damon Dash

Jobs are for lazy people who don't want to invest in themselves.

It's hard not to be confident when you put in business the biggest black male in comedy, Kevin Hart. I know I took him off a stage and put him in his first four movies. I know I did that.

There's things that I see that I did on videos when I was younger that I be like, 'Damn, I was bugging.' Champagne Dame, that dude, he was bugging. I don't even know that guy.

If you give a bipolar man a mic, I don't know what you expect.

It's very rare that a person, especially in his twenties and thirties, can do more than one business and do it well.

The reason why Roc-A-Fella crossed and became so essential to pop culture is that we were probably the most authentic people that were also so sophisticated.

I know how cool I look when I look in the mirror.

I think I'm extraordinarily motivated.

I always approach logic without emotion. The math always equals the math. Regardless of whether I discovered the math before anyone else, or I just decided to accept it, I know what logically makes sense, and I'm going to speak on it every time.

The thing is, I have been diabetic, and I've been saying I'm diabetic; it's just, people don't write about it to showcase it or to bring awareness to it. So those are just the things that weren't spoken about. And, just like everything else, I had to do it myself to be heard.

I don't complain about other people's game - I just create my own.

I'm an authentic person: I can talk about diabetes and how it affects you because I'm actually diabetic, and I know how much help a person needs, whether it's support physically or just understanding and being conscious of what diabetes really is.

When I was young, I read the Bible, and I already knew what it meant to be the good guy - and look what happened to Jesus. So, I already understood that you get ridiculed for telling the truth, and I've always been aware of that. But, I'm a guy with confidence, and I'm not afraid.

Number one, I am a true movie maker. And, you know, I am very much - I don't want to say infatuated, but I'm impressed with the art of making a movie and invoking emotion. You know, when I started making movies, I thought it was easy, and then when I got into it, I was like, 'This is not easy at all.'

In urban culture, Larry Davis is something of a legend.

God does things and put certain things in front of you to see how strong you are.

I think Jay-Z is probably my best student, and I can say that he listens, and that's what always made him special.

It's funny: when the press knows someone's gonna say something stupid, they're quick to pass them a mic and put a camera on them, and everybody talk about it.

I always knew that content was the best way to sell things, but my thing was, why sell other people's stuff if I have a point of view?

It's important to be enlightened.

I want to be as creative as I want. I don't ever want to have to compromise; I don't ever want anybody ever to tell me what to do, I don't ever want to argue with somebody because of my vision.

I enjoy business, being an entrepreneur on every level. I really enjoy it.

Look at my life. I ain't got nothing to be mad about.