Quotes by Queen Latifah

About Queen Latifah:

Dana Elaine Owens is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, model, television producer, record producer, comedienne, and talk show host. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989. In November 1989, she had released her debut album All Hail the Queen (1989), featuring the hit single "Ladies First" with Monie Love. Latifah released her second album Nature of a Sista (1991), which was her final album with Tommy Boy Records.
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I lost relatives to AIDS. A couple of my closest cousins, favorite cousins. I lost friends to AIDS, high school friends who never even made it to their 21st birthdays in the '80s. When it's that close to you, you can't - you know, you can't really de...

Queen Latifah

Bowling, I like bowling. I've been getting into this bowling thing. It's kinda fun.

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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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My legs are nice, my lips are shapely, and my breasts are pretty. They popped up when I was 11 and they weren't small then. I was teased, but now those kids wish they had what I have!

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Always follow your own path.

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I really don't know how to be anyone else, and whenever I try to be anyone else, I fail miserably. Or I disappoint myself. It doesn't build my self-esteem, and it doesn't help me grow me at all.

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We ignore our feelings a lot, I realize. Many of us have to... until they really bite us in the butt.

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I often find it's just the confidence that makes you sexy, not what your body looks like. It's how you feel about yourself that makes you sexy.

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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 have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.

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Church was a requirement - there was no choice in the matter; so was vacation bible school. Gospel has been in me since I was a kid.

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A confident woman is a sexy woman, in my opinion. And I think guys find that to be the same way.

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Dolly Parton made me chicken and dumplings. That Tennessee woman can burn some pots! And we know that I am not necessarily shy to a fork!

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I was not born a size 2. I'm not skinny, period. I'm not willing to sleep with the director or step on somebody else's neck to get the job.

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My house borders horse farms, and I can look out my window and see the horses and the new colts. It's really peaceful.

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I feel like I've set the example for loving your body no matter what size it is, but I also can set the example for being healthy as well.

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I would say I'm voluptuous. Statuesque. Definitely curvaceous.

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I want to see 10 female rappers getting regular rotation. It can't be all about a man's opinion.

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I've never been the straight rapper that is going to stand in a cipher and battle all day. I started off battle rapping, but to me, making songs became more important than freestyles... I've met many rappers who can freestyle but can't make a record.

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I'm not one of those people who wake up chatting. I usually don't want to speak for the first 10 or 20 minutes. And I don't really want you to talk to me either!

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If I ran into a 19-year-old version of myself, I'd just tell her to live, full out. I might also tell her to go ahead and have a few babies and not worry about the timing of it.

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Author Bio

  • NameQueen Latifah
  • DescriptionAmerican musician
  • AliasesDana Elaine Owens
  • BornMarch 18, 1970
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTelevision Actor; Actor; Singer-songwriter; Composer; Voice Actor; Jazz Musician