You know, Ive learned a lot from every person Ive collaborated with, from Madlib to Jean Grae and Hi-Tek, to Mos to DJ Quik, to even somebody like Jermaine Dupri. Ive taken something important away from every experience. – Talib Kweli
So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment that I stepped up and the moment I focused all my energy on that is when things started to happen. So theres a direct relationship between my inspiration and my output. – Talib Kweli
The beautiful thing about hip-hop is its like an audio collage. You can take any form of music and do it in a hip-hop way and itll be a hip-hop song. Thats the only music you can do that with. – Talib Kweli
I think once youre in the public eye, whether youre a boss, a teacher or whatever you do, that youre automatically in the position of role model. You have people looking up to you, so whether you choose to accept it or not is a different question. – Talib Kweli
If we didnt want to upset anyone, we would make films about sewing, but even that could be dangerous. But I think finally, in a film, it is how the balance is and the feelings are. But I think there has to be those contrasts and strong things within a film for the total experience. – David Lynch