I feel anger and I feel understanding. It’s a difficult position to be in.
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.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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There is no profession more essential than that of an educator, and it’s time for all of us to embrace and celebrate their importance and contribution to America’s children.
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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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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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Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people.
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Sometimes I pray when I really feel like I need God to help me with something, and sometimes we just have conversations. We just kick it.
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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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There is nothing like a person with confidence, male or female, not conceitedness, but confidence. That inspires other people.
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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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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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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, I always felt like I was carrying a torch for women of any size to be themselves – it doesn’t matter whether you’re a size 2 or a 22, just be who you are.
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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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I don’t care how much money you have, free stuff is always a good thing.
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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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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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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 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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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 enjoy just being me. I don’t need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day.
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I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female.
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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.
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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 don’t want to be a supermodel; I want to be a role model.
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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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There are so many things I’d like to do. Like becoming a parent. To me that is the next natural progression in life.
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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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