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.
QUEEN LATIFAHNo 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.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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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.
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I never wanted to give up my power. I wanted to be able to make my own decisions, so that’s why I became involved in management, bottom line.
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You can huff and puff. But blow me down? I doubt it kid, or you get your ass whupped.
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There are different flavours of sexiness.
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Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.
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Most 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.
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I learned you really do have to make sure you enjoy life.
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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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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 enjoy just being me. I don’t need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day.
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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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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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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 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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Let your inner queen’s voice come through loud and clear. Be strong, be authentic, be you, and you’ll do her proud.
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