“Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it.”

You have to allow your mind to create and then if you want to censor something and bring it down or point it in a different direction, then you can do it.

You just have to connect with people who believe in your vision and who will work with you and advance your cause.

I already enjoy cooking. I like different flavors and putting different things together and really like taking normal recipes to a higher level.

I decided early on that I was going to put on my crown and rule my world by acting right and treating myself like a queen.

I’m not allowed to get a big head, I’ve still got to do the simple things in life.

Let your inner queen’s voice come through loud and clear. Be strong, be authentic, be you, and you’ll do her proud.

I don’t have any regrets. If I could have talked to my 19- or 20-year-old self, I would have said, ‘You’re going to be fine. It ain’t that serious!’

To step into acting was not that difficult a transition to make. What was difficult was the work and the practice that went into becoming good at it, because I hadn’t had any training.

I often find it’s just the confidence that makes you sexy, not what your body looks like. It’s how you feel about yourself that makes you sexy.

No one ever got ahead by going through the motions. You have to constantly be improving yourself. Make your life the masterpiece you want it to be.

instinct leads me to another flow.

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m way more of a joker than I am a serious person.

So often, you don’t get that opportunity. You only go over everything once and, the next thing you know, you’re on set.

I learned you really do have to make sure you enjoy life.

I enjoy just being me. I don’t need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day.

To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year’s Eve in San Francisco.

No one will take better care of your dream than you.

Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.

Thank those who gave you courage and thank those who laughed at your broken dreams.

Have no fear of perfection; you’ll never reach it.

The dream is the liberation of the spirit from the pressure of external nature, a detachment of the soul from the fetters of matter.

I’ve dreamed about doing music since I was three or four years old.

Never give up on something you love.

If you’re passionate about something then it will definitely work out for you.