I think as far as the music industry is concerned, it’s kind of been the wild, wild West in a way with the Internet, which is not necessarily a bad thing to me.
QUEEN LATIFAHI think as far as the music industry is concerned, it’s kind of been the wild, wild West in a way with the Internet, which is not necessarily a bad thing to me.
QUEEN LATIFAHI 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.
QUEEN LATIFAHI 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.
QUEEN LATIFAHBusiness 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 LATIFAHYou have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone.
QUEEN LATIFAHI never really took any acting classes. I’m just a natural ham, I guess.
QUEEN LATIFAHI have always felt strongly about empowering women. I’m living proof that, with confidence and by believing in yourself, you can accomplish any goal.
QUEEN LATIFAHYou 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.
QUEEN LATIFAHFor me, it might sound cliche, but beauty for me really does start on the inside. It’s like a state of mind, a state of love if you will. Then, whatever you can do on the outside is all like a bonus.
QUEEN LATIFAHThere are different flavours of sexiness.
QUEEN LATIFAHI promised my mom that if, after a year of putting 150 percent into my career it didn’t work out, I would go back to school. I never did go back.
QUEEN LATIFAHI feel anger and I feel understanding. It’s a difficult position to be in.
QUEEN LATIFAHWe ignore our feelings a lot, I realize. Many of us have to… until they really bite us in the butt.
QUEEN LATIFAHI 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.
QUEEN LATIFAHYou just have to connect with people who believe in your vision and who will work with you and advance your cause.
QUEEN LATIFAHIf you try to follow everyone else’s mold, you’ll probably fail at some point because God created us uniquely for a reason.
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