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 ROSSI have never gotten into the label thing.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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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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A reporter once asked me if I ever cried. I wonder if people think I’m just as hard as a rock and have no emotions at all.
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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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My family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy.
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When I’m working I actually forget to eat. I don’t eat sweets because I don’t care about them. I have no real secrets. I just realize that as I get older I should stay strong so I exercise more.
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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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Being a parent is very important to me.
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My children come first and the career comes in around that.
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I don’t think getting in and out of a limousine has anything to do with being an icon.
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I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what’s going on in my life.
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I spend too much money on my sets and my gowns. I think the presentation is important. I don’t think people want to see the old show all the time.
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Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.
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I know that my fans want to know who I’m sleeping with, but it’s really none of their business.
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They tell me that it will be hard to find a man strong enough to love my own strength and independence, and not worry about being Mr. Diana Ross, but I disagree. I know absolutely that that man is somewhere out there.
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It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.
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