You just have to connect with people who believe in your vision and who will work with you and advance your cause.
QUEEN LATIFAHTo 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.
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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 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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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 enjoy just being me. I don’t need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day.
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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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I’ve never wanted to be put into a box, not musically.
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I don’t want to be a supermodel; I want to be a role model.
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As a teenager, I had big breasts for my age, and my friends cracked on me a lot.
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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’m not allowed to get a big head, I’ve still got to do the simple things in life.
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I think it’s important to raise your kids, start ’em early. Teaching them the values and morals, so when they get out there on their own, you know they have it. They just have to remember to use it, but they have it.
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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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Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.
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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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