I make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can't. You have writers that write about crazy characters, but that doesn't mean the writer himself is crazy. -MF Doom

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I accept I am going to miss playing because it's such an important part in my life. It's going to be difficult to fill that gap. Life goes on.

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I can't perform without the mask or be seen without it on stage, or else it'll distract from the whole persona. -MF Doom

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I liked being able to speak to somebody and throw it back and forth, and they can't predict what you're going to say next. -MF Doom

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Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.- Babe Ruth

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For 'Hercules,' I went for the demigod look: big and mean. When you're playing a character like the son of Zeus, you only get one shot. -Dwayne Johnson

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Champions keep playing until they get it right. - Billie Jean King

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When I listen to hip-hop, I listen to Just Ice, Boogie Down Productions, Ultramagnetic MCs. I grew up in that age, and it was memorable. But I'm down with all of it. Chuck D or Danny Brown? I feel comfortable with all of them. Word up, kid! Word up, man! -MF Doom

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I'm doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I'll put whatever up there for the visible eye. -MF Doom

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Every evening, I would excuse myself from playing in the backyard and go inside to watch the evening news... I wanted to get out there and see the world, and as a kid, I knew that Peter Jennings had a thirst and hunger to travel the world, too. - David Muir

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