Business is fun. Controlling your own destiny is fun. Creating an idea and turning it into a movie; finding an artist and guiding their career and bringing them to some type of status – there’s joy in that.
QUEEN LATIFAHMost people don’t have so much talent that they can become a success all their own. We all need people to help us and lift us up.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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So often, you don’t get that opportunity. You only go over everything once and, the next thing you know, you’re on set.
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I’ve never wanted to be put into a box, not musically.
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When you’re rapping, you do have to perform to a certain degree, but not every rapper is necessarily a gifted actor.
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I learned you really do have to make sure you enjoy life.
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I enjoy just being me. I don’t need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day.
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Don’t you want to know what’s real and what’s not? I remember when I was a kid, you know, this whole Cold War thing. They had us scared of the Russians. So, it’s almost like, what’s real and what’s not?
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New Jersey is a great place to live. And we have given some of the best talent to the world, from Jack Nicholson, John Travolta, to Jerry Lewis to Bon Jovi to Frank Sinatra.
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When I was around 18, I looked in the mirror and said, ‘You’re either going to love yourself or hate yourself.’ And I decided to love myself. That changed a lot of things.
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I’m not living large; I just want to live comfortably. I wanna have financial stability that is unshakable.
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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.
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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.
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If there are kids who want to follow in my footsteps, I’d say that my shoes are too big for them to fill! But their shoe size is just perfect.
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I already enjoy cooking. I like different flavors and putting different things together and really like taking normal recipes to a higher level.
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I’m not allowed to get a big head, I’ve still got to do the simple things in life.
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I have always felt strongly about empowering women. I’m living proof that, with confidence and by believing in yourself, you can accomplish any goal.
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