Aaliyah Quotes

I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original.

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

I know that people think I'm sexy and I am looked at as that. It is cool with me. It's wonderful to have sexy appeal. If you embrace it, it can be a very beautiful thing.

Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don't think it's going to be easy. It's hard!

You have to love what you do to want to do it everyday.

It’s in how you carry yourself. I’ve always been a very mature person, and I’ve always known what I wanted. And I go after it no matter what.

If at first you don't succeed/You can dust it off and try again/Dust yourself off and try again.

Whatever will be, will be.

I see myself as sexy. If you are comfortable with it, it can be very classy and appealing.

Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want.

There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.

You have to enjoy your job; you should wake up every day and love what you do... I honestly do... From the bottom of my heart to the depths of my soul. I'm truly happy.

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.

There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don't discuss my private life.

There are times I can't even figure myself out.

Sensual is being in tune with your sensual self.

My parents just tell me, ‘If you know what you want, you should stay determined and go for it. You can do anything.’

It's Friday and I'm ready to swing. Pick up my girls and hit the party scene.

If you want to go to the mall, you have to take security. But it's always cool. The kids are amazing.

I don't want to abandon one work for the other, and I don't think I need to sacrifice anything to put my all into either one of them.

It's really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect.

Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach.

It's hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I'm long gone.

It's fun to be creative and innovative and come up with something crazy. So I need people to work with who are not going to be afraid to take it to the left a bit.

I'm a survivor and I can handle anything. I'm very confident about that.

I'm involved in some action scenes, so they'll train me for that. I'll be working with my acting coach to prepare for my character.

I've been singing all my life. I've always wanted this. I sang in church, in school plays, and my parents gave me vocal lessons. My parents always said this was destined for me.

I wanna be the best at what I do. I wanna sing, I wanna dance, I wanna act. That's about it.

That's why I work every day. Ev-er-y day. I want to knock people out.

When a fan comes up to you and says I love your music, there’s nothing better than that.

The Matrix is top secret. There isn't much that can be said right now.

People are gonna look up to me because I'm young, black, and female.

I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful.

All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from.

I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget.

I'm a total performer.

I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle.

You know we're in a business where things are just unpredictable. You don't know what's going to happen...we were lucky Blessed, I think is a better way to put it.

In film, you are a totally different person than in the video.

Romeo Must Die came at the right time. It was the right vehicle for me.

It was always part of the plan to move into acting.

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.

I have the time needed to support the album and tour.