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" As a rapper, you sort of act in music videos and in the persona you adopt onstage. You kinda have to put yourself out there and be courageous even to be a rapper. So, to step into acting was not that difficult a transition to make. "

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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. "

Queen Latifah

Worry

Myself

Live

" When my body feels good, I feel more energized and alive, and that's sexy. I'm taking care of this body God gave me. "

" Most people don't have so much talent that they can become a success all their own. We all need people to help us and lift us up. "

" How many crossroads are you allowed to have in life? I seem to have a lot of crossroads. I think maybe I crossed back across the same road too often. "

" Hip-hop definitely taught me a lot. Having to create your own identity and become known and respected in a male-dominated field - it requires some guts. There are times you have to be strong, and times when you have to stand alone for what you believe in. "

Queen Latifah

Strong

Identity

" I'm not the type that's going to sit and preach to people if they don't need it just because I've been around the block a few times. "

" I remember praying for peace all the time as a kid. "

" I clean up really well. I can get dolled up. "

" 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. "

" Don't you want to know what's real and what's not? I remember when I was a kid, you know, this whole Cold War thing. They had us scared of the Russians. So, it's almost like, what's real and what's not? "

" I'm proud of everything I do, but I think I'm the most happy about becoming a rapper. It was my entrance into everything. That helped me get into acting. "

" The objectification of females is not a good thing! Not every rapper does this, but when the lyrics focus solely on the strip club, 'poppin' bottles' and how many girls they can 'tap,' it distorts what kids are learning. I think if there was more of a female presence in hip hop we could break up the monotony. It's all about balance. "

" I have my dad's shape. No booty. "

Queen Latifah

Dad

Shape

" You can't let fear paralyze you. The worse that can happen is you fail, but guess what: You get up and try again. Feel that pain, get over it, get up, dust yourself off and keep it moving. "

" 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. "

" Always follow your own path. "

Queen Latifah

Own

Path

" I know people who are twice as creative as I am, twice as smart, but they didn't do anything because they feared going into a room and opening their mouths. My parents told me to truly accomplish things in my life, there would be times I would have to stand alone. It may be scary, but that's what it requires. "

" The movie I've seen a million times is 'Steel Magnolias,' directed by Herbert Ross, starring Sally Field and Julia Roberts. "

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

" I don't eat bad food. I probably just eat too much food, and I think a lot of people do. "

" I feel like every woman is a queen, and we should be treated as such, and we should, you know, sort of request that sort of treatment from others. "

" I like Pirate's Booty. Prunes and olives, too. I love hummus. I can eat that until I die. I tend to eat mostly organic food. "

" I've never wanted to be put into a box, not musically. "

" My mother wouldn't allow me to speak slang when I was growing up. But when I got outside, around my friends, it was 'Yo' and 'That's the joint' and 'Yo, what's up?' So I had my game for my friends and my game for my mom. "

Queen Latifah

Growing Up

Game

" I've been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It's very important to give back as a youth. It's as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant. "

" I enjoy just being me. I don't need to be Queen Latifah, the brand, 24 hours a day. "

" God is my homeboy. Jesus is my homeboy. "

Queen Latifah

God

Jesus

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

" I was baptized a Baptist, but I'm just Christian, as far as I'm concerned. I could go in any church, doesn't matter if it's Baptist, Protestant, Episcopal, or Catholic. "

" Beauty is not just a white girl. It's so many different flavors and shades. "