It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.
DIANA ROSSI’d traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to.
More Diana Ross Quotes
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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.
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If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.
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I jog and I roller-skate. I dance – that’s the best exercise.
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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 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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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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So I’m not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I’m happy that I have them; I think it’s good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger.
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I keep a great organiser, I try to keep my priorities in the right place.
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I really don’t think that Detroit was any different than New York of Boston or Philadelphia. Kids always wanted to listen to music outside because that’s where they hung out with their friends.
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If I’m with a man I’m soft and buttery.
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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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I really, deeply believe that dreams do come true. Often, they might not come when you want them. They come in their own time.
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I have three girls, and I say the same thing to them. I’m not involved in their careers because I’ve learned that it’s important for them to stand on their own two feet. They’ll feel better and prouder of themselves if they do.
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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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I don’t have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing.
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