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" I'd say, if you want to be an artist, start with your art; start with making great music and it will, hopefully, eventually cut through all of the nonsense that is out there. "

Queen Latifah

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Artist

Art

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Own

Path

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" I don't feel like I need to share my personal life, and I don't care if people think I'm gay or not. Assume whatever you want. You do it anyway. "

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Queen Latifah

I Am

Know

" 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. "

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

Queen Latifah

Dad

Shape

" If my brother and I wanted money in our pockets, we had to get jobs - my first was at 15, at Burger King. We had to come up with ways to create an income. "

Queen Latifah

Create

Money

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" I don't have to take a trip around the world or be on a yacht in the Mediterranean to have happiness. I can find it in the little things, like looking out into my backyard and seeing deer in the fields. "

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