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!
AALIYAHPeople are gonna look up to me because I’m young, black, and female.
More Aaliyah Quotes
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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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There is a bit of acting involved when you get in front of a camera for a video. Even when you perform onstage, you’re putting on a show.
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Romeo Must Die came at the right time. It was the right vehicle for me.
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Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach.
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I’m a survivor and I can handle anything. I’m very confident about that.
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It’s in how you carry yourself. I’ve always been a very mature person, and I’ve always known what I wanted. And I go after it no matter what.
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I’m involved in some action scenes, so they’ll train me for that. I’ll be working with my acting coach to prepare for my character.
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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 have the time needed to support the album and tour.
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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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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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It’s Friday and I’m ready to swing. Pick up my girls and hit the party scene.
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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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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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In film, you are a totally different person than in the video.
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