I’m proud of everything I do, but I think I’m the most happy about becoming a rapper. It was my entrance into everything. That helped me get into acting.
QUEEN LATIFAHAnyone who knows me knows that I’m way more of a joker than I am a serious person.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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You just have to connect with people who believe in your vision and who will work with you and advance your cause.
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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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Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.
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If my brother and I wanted money in our pockets, we had to get jobs – my first was at 15, at Burger King.
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I never really took any acting classes. I’m just a natural ham, I guess.
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You have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone.
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I write pretty often. I have a home studio. Music is what I do for fun. I never get tired of it, so to take a break from [TV and movies], I would go make some music.
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I do feel like I have a direct connection with God for some reason; always have since I was a little kid – I would talk to God, talk to the sky.
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You can’t let fear paralyze you. The worse that can happen is you fail, but guess what: You get up and try again. Feel that pain, get over it, get up, dust yourself off and keep it moving.
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You need to give yourself the time to think freely. I don’t know if that is political. But sometimes things are political because you observe things that are right or that are wrong and you want to speak on them.
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I don’t want to be a supermodel; I want to be a role model.
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I don’t care how much money you have, free stuff is always a good thing.
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I designed my whole image. That was all me. I just bought some regular clothes, threw a medallion around my neck, and that was it. The next thing I know, that’s the look.
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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!’
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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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