“I heard Q-Tip on the Jungle Brothers' song 'The Promo.' It was very exciting. It was very new. The music and the culture around hip-hop was evolving. I think there's an emotional quality to their music and there's a vulnerability to the music. For me, A Tribe Called Quest was my Beatles.” ThinkingSongCultureQualityHeardEmotionalBrotherExcitingHip HopHipsEvolveVulnerabilityHopsQuestsTribesJungleTribe Called Quest Author:Michael Rapaport
“I would love to document the Roots; I think they have an interesting story. I have a curiosity about them. Their musicality and their live performances I think would be great, and I have a feeling that there are stories behind each one of them.” ThinkingStoriesFeelingsWould BeInterestingBehindsRootsPerformancesCuriosityDocumentsLive PerformanceInteresting StoriesMusicality Author:Michael Rapaport
“Like any family, like any group - the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, EPMD, Public Enemy - they've had bumps in the road. I just think that because A Tribe Called Quest is so precious to fans, they were concerned about unveiling some of those things.” ThinkingEnemyGroupsFansConcernedQuestsTribesBumpsZeppelinsPublic EnemiesUnveilingBumps In The RoadTribe Called Quest Author:Michael Rapaport
“I love doing things that are titillating. I think race can be very funny, and I think I'm very comfortable discussing it and bringing it up.” ThinkingRaceComfortableDiscussing Author:Michael Rapaport
“I'm not going to try and change how people perceive me. I think it's important to be a contradiction. People are contradictions; everyone has contradictions. So I don't expect anyone to look at me differently.” PeopleThinkingTryingLooksImportantPerceiveContradictionLook At Me Author:Michael Rapaport
“Call it stubborn, call it ignorant, call it what you want, but I don't think I have to join a particular faith or culture or creed or religion just to fit in.” ThinkingWantCultureParticularFitWhat You WantIgnorantCreedsStubborn Author:Michael Rapaport
“If my son was an actor I would tell him, "Don't let people know as much about you as I let people know about me." Because I think professionally, it's an easier road. That would be something I would tell a young actor. But it's cool.” PeopleThinkingSonMy Son Author:Michael Rapaport
“I don't think the subject of a documentary film should be producers on it.” ThinkingShouldFilmSubjectsProducersDocumentariesDocumentary Films Author:Michael Rapaport
“To make independent films, you can't think about them too much, ponder on them too much, get overwhelmed by the enormity of it.” ThinkingFilmToo MuchIndependentOverwhelmedPonderingIndependent Film Author:Michael Rapaport
