Aaliyah Quotes

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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 think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.

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

Sensual is being in tune with your sensual self.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

I go through the same problems all young people go through. Being in this business, I accept that there are positives and negatives but having a strong family base and a belief in God enables me to weather the storms.

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

Well, I think that the image is a part of me. I wear the baggy pants, the hats, the whole nine. And you know, I may add a little for the excitement and the intrigue in the videos, but my family has told me that little air of mystery that surrounds me is for real.

I wanted to be different and original but still have it be something my fans could get into. There also are some big, beautiful ballads. I told my producers that I wanted tracks that are going to blow up in the clubs, but I also wanted songs that were very melodic and with a lot of instrumentation.

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.

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

It's been so long and I'm lost without you, what am I gonna do? I been needin' you, wantin' you, wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you. Is your heart still mine? I wanna cry sometimes ... I miss you.

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.

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