I think it’s important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don’t want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.
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I don’t want to abandon one work for the other, and I don’t think I need to sacrifice anything to put my all into either one of them.
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It’s been so long and I’m lost without you, what am I gonna do? I been needin’ you, wantin’ you, wonderin’ if you’re the same and who’s been with you. Is your heart still mine? I wanna cry sometimes … I miss you.
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When a fan comes up to you and says I love your music, there’s nothing better than that.
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You have to enjoy your job; you should wake up every day and love what you do… I honestly do… From the bottom of my heart to the depths of my soul. I’m truly happy.
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That’s why I work every day. Ev-er-y day. I want to knock people out.
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If you want to go to the mall, you have to take security. But it’s always cool. The kids are amazing.
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Whatever will be, will be.
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I see myself as sexy. If you are comfortable with it, it can be very classy and appealing.
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There is always a bit of pressure to do a good album – to do good work, period. I really put a lot of pressure on myself, more so than other people. But I try not to let that overwhelm me to the point where I can’t even do good work. I just put it aside and do the best that I know that I can.
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Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach.
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If at first you don’t succeed. You can dust it off and try again. Dust yourself off and try again.
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I know that people think I’m sexy and I am looked at as that. It is cool with me. It’s wonderful to have sexy appeal. If you embrace it, it can be a very beautiful thing.
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Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don’t think it’s going to be easy. It’s hard!
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In film, you are a totally different person than in the video.
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I’ve been singing all my life. I’ve always wanted this. I sang in church, in school plays, and my parents gave me vocal lessons. My parents always said this was destined for me.
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