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" 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

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" I've learnt to be happy by myself. "

" I do Dance Dance Revolution. I'm not as good as the little kids that come in the arcade. Their little feet go crazy fast. I'm not that fast, but I'm good on it! "

Missy Elliott

Revolution

Good

" Everybody is doing the same old thing. "

" I know how domestic violence can affect a family, and I want to do everything I can to stop it from happening to others. The most important thing we can do is teach kids that they can break the cycle. "

" Now everybody's sampling. "

" I got to feel like what I'm giving the fans is 100 percent and that it's game-changing. "

Missy Elliott

Got

Percent

" If I wanted to do 'The Missing Files of Missy Elliott,' I have probably six albums just sitting there. "

" I'll stay in my house and watch 'Lockup,' the prison show. "

" When you turn on your radio, you don't always want to hear about someone shootin' some person. Even if that's the lifestyle they live, people don't always want to hear it. "

" The reason I stay home more is because I realise that my blood pressure started going up. "

Missy Elliott

Pressure

Reason

" 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 want to make something commercial that people can pick up on. "

Missy Elliott

Want

Something

" When I first started in the business, I spent so much! Staying in a Trump Hotel for two years, spending eight Gs a month just living. "

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

" I think Aaliyah has influenced artists like a Ciara. "

Missy Elliott

Think

I Think

" Especially when the expectations become so high of you, you always remember the last record that might have been really successful, and you're trying to outdo that or trying to make something that does not sound like the last record. "

" I go out and date people, but I don't have that relationship, where you know, I'm like Jennifer Lopez, like I'm going to get married. "

" I want people to feel the heat while they walk down the street and they're just kickin' it. "

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

" What I love about Kanye is that he doesn't fit the mould either. He does what he feels. "

Missy Elliott

Fit

Feels

" I most definitely want kids, but I'll probably adopt kids. "

" Music is a male-dominated field. "

Missy Elliott

Music

Field

" My first love is writing and producing. So I sometimes put my own stuff off to work on other people's projects. "

" 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'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. "

" I didn't want to be a genius! That ain't cool. "

" I wasn't born a superstar. "

Missy Elliott

Born

Superstar

" My imagination is so far out there already. People couldn't imagine what goes on in my brain. "

" You have to be ready to sing and perform at any time. "

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

Missy Elliott

Will

Style