I 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 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.
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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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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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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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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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I try to only commit myself to things that I think I can accomplish and commit myself to 100 percent. I try not to bite off more than I can chew.
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You have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone.
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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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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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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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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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I don’t care how much money you have, free stuff is always a good thing.
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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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I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.
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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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