I’m not really a songwriter – I’m an interpreter. So in a sense I am an actress first and foremost. I act out the songs, and I lead with my heart.
DIANA ROSSMy father worked hard, but we were still very poor; and I didn’t want anybody arguing about money, so I became the entertainer, the one who wanted everyone to be happy. I didn’t want there to be any problems.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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I can be a better me than anyone can.
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If I do an interview, then I take full responsibility. I figure I’m not going to talk to anyone that I think is unethical anyway.
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I want to go Africa. I want to go to China. There are some places I want to go not to work, but to really explore and to see for my own education.
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I think that if my voice for some reason changes – because your voice does change – then it’s time for me not to sing.
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I don’t care about vacations. I go away and I come back real quick because I like my work. I really like my work to consume me.
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I’d traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to.
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I keep a great organiser, I try to keep my priorities in the right place.
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I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information.
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You can have a lot of New York and still see what’s going on in the rest of the world, I think – like in China.
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You can always tell where Diana Ross has been by the hair that’s left behind!
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I would like to enjoy my life a little bit more so I can really have more fun, but my work is my fun.
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I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my own line of clothing, jewelry, and stuff like that; so this was just a step for me in that direction.
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My life has often been described as ‘from rags to riches’ but in fact, the Ross’s were never raggedy.
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I listen to most everything that’s out there because I need to stay aware of what’s happening in the industry.
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It’s easier for me to sit with the producers and the writers and I give them my feelings and my thoughts and what I think I feel like singing about and then they go away and write it.
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