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When people ask me, I tell them, "Hey don't believe all that mess. We're close and people took it the wrong way."
There's a dark side to me that comes out in everything I do.
I knew at a very young age this was what I wanted to do. I started singing at six so I knew by the time I was eight.
I breathe to perform, to entertain, I can’t imagine myself doing anything else. I’m just a really happy girl right now. I honestly love every aspect of this business. I really do. I feel very fulfilled and complete.
I saw [the Vibe article], but I don't really comment on that because I know it's not true.
I'm seventeen now so I've grown in a lot of ways, artistically and vocally.
I love Eddie Murphy so I wanted to do a song on the soundtrack.
CBS interview (2000)
I waited for the right project for the right time and it just came together.
CBS interview (2000)
Playing off of people that great was great for me.
CBS interview (2000)
I have black-out shades in my apartment, I push a button, it’s totally dark. I think I’m a bit of a vampire in real life, and there are times when I just want to be myself. I wanna be alone.
I was actually just blessed to be surrounded by so many wonderful veterans and people that I had great chemistry with and that were just open to me.
CBS interview (2000)
It is dark in my favorite dream. Someone is following me. I don't know why. I'm scared. Then suddenly I lift off. Far away. How do I feel? As if I am swimming in the air. Free. Weightless. Nobody can reach me. Nobody can touch me. It's a wonderful feeling.
Interview in Die Zeit newspaper (2001)
Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want.
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I feel like I'm really just getting started. I don't know what's going to happen in the next five or ten years.
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There is a bit of acting involved when you get in front of a camera for a video. Even when you perform onstage, you're putting on a show.
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I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle.
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I'm the interpreter. I'm the one who takes your words and brings them to life. I was trained to sing and dance and laugh, and that's what I want to do.
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Always be true to yourself.
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I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.
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Well, I think that the image is a part of me. I wear the baggy pants, the hats, the whole nine. And you know, I may add a little for the excitement and the intrigue in the videos, but my family has told me that little air of mystery that surrounds me is for real.
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