I never really took any acting classes. I’m just a natural ham, I guess.
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.
More Queen Latifah Quotes
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Always follow your own path.
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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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Living for today will bring about dying for today. You can’t just think, ‘I’m going to die anyway,’ because that’s what’s stopping us from moving forward.
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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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Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.
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Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it.
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I learned you really do have to make sure you enjoy life.
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I designed my whole image. That was all me. I just bought some regular clothes, threw a medallion around my neck, and that was it. The next thing I know, that’s the look.
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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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Even if you don’t have anything, even if you’ve got a quarter in your pocket, to share with someone else who has nothing really helps.
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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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Life is so much bigger, grander, higher, and wider than we allow ourselves to think.
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To wanna be me is to go through not just the good but the bad. You wanna share my story identically? Man, you gonna take some lumps.
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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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