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" I have to respect her family, and until they come and say, 'We're ready to do an Aaliyah album,' then I don't really want to come and try to get into that because that's very sensitive. "

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" If I'm paying people, and they're not handling my business right, I have to check them. 'Cause sometimes you're nice, and people don't jump on what they're supposed to do, but if you go in there screaming at everybody - 'Look, why aren't my posters up?' or 'Why wasn't my single out on this day?' - then they jump right on it. "

Missy Elliott

Nice

You

Business

" Before, you only had one Public Enemy and one Rakim and one Salt 'N' Pepa. Now, people have got the formula, and some of them are just doing it for the cheque. It's kind of watered down. "

" I've always had a lot of creative impact on the music with Timbaland. "

" I don't just throw out microwave records. "

" When it comes to size, most people don't want to see themselves looking bigger than what they are. "

" I always feel the need to work as if I don't have a deal, because that's what's going to keep me around for a long time. "

" I talked about my father being abusive to my mother - people have never heard me talk about anything like that. That brings people a little bit more personal with Missy. "

Missy Elliott

Father

Talk

" I hear a lot of influence from me and Timbaland's whole sound in a lot of records of today. But if you have classics like that, then I'm sure you gotta expect that it's gonna influence some people. So, I'm fine with that. "

" I didn't want to just be an artist and let someone else have all that control over me. I knew I would have to produce. "

" Before Missy, there was no comparison to what Missy was doing. "

" I try not to be cruel to people. I know there's a karma, and I'm constantly thinking of my blessings. I live and die by being a Baptist. If I can't go to church on a Sunday, I'll get a tape by the Clark Sisters and slide it in for the day. "

" No matter what I'm doing for myself or someone else, I'm constantly writing and working on other people's albums. "

" I used to put all my doll babies on my bed with their hands up and I would do full shows for them. I'd even do the screaming and clapping. I was bugging to be a singer. "

Missy Elliott

Doll

Singer

" I was very disturbed to find that a few people were angry at my weight loss. "

" I always have been an entertainer, whether it's been joking or performing for people. And I always thought I had a talent, because I could rap and I could sing, and I did write. And all the other kids were going to college, but I just felt like I had to do this first, and if it didn't work, then I would go to college. "

" I felt like, 'How do I fit in'? I'm battling. But then I never fit in!'... I thank God for somebody like Pharrell who stayed in my ear. For him, at that time, 'Happy' was everywhere; he didn't have to share anything with me. "

" I don't want to be oh-so-brag-about-it, but 'The Rain' is hot. "

" I love to see women just have on their own, and you watch the guys do it all the time. They go out on the road with each other - probably don't even like each other, but they going to get that money. "

" I think it's being innovative and very creative to stay away from flat-out sampling somebody else's record. To me, that doesn't show too much of your creative side unless you take a little piece and add it, almost like spice on a chicken. "

" I remember having mice in the house and my father taking some newspaper and beating me because mice was running on me while I was asleep. "

" When I create something, it's got to be special, and it can't just be to throw something out there because I feel like I'm Missy. "

" I still represent for overweight adults and kids, but I am also now painfully and personally aware of the health issues. "

" I'd stand on the side of the road when I was just a little girl singing on trash cans. People would roll down their windows saying, 'Isn't she cute'. I had a vivid imagination. I always pretended it was some big stage. "

" Me personally, I don't ask too much, but I do ask Him to continue to bless me successfully, financially, and just to keep me humble. "

" The person I eventually find will have to like me and my style. "

Missy Elliott

Will

Style

" It feels different.... When hip-hop was beginning for me, people weren't making the kind of money that they make now. It was for the love of doing it and having fun with it. "

" What my home life is like now is great. "

Missy Elliott

Home

Now

" I got caught up in doing records for other artists. I just stayed behind the scenes, and time just kinda passed. "

" Music should be your escape. "

" I want to dip my foot in some acting. And most definitely want to mentor upcoming artists and give them the wisdom that was given to me. "

Missy Elliott

Foot

Mentor