Janet Jackson

“When I'm feeling down on myself or not feeling good about who I am, or maybe something happened and I'm feeling depressed, I eat to fill that void. Afterwards I'll beat myself up about it. I...”

“I'm flattered that other artists consider me a role model.”

“Being on 'Good Times' was the first time I was around a group of people that wasn't my family.”

“In 1977, at age ten, I was cast on the TV sitcom 'Good Times.' My character was Penny, an abused child in desperate need of love. I really didn't want to do the show. I didn't want to be awa...”

“Touring is very grueling. It's very taxing on the body and living out of your suitcase, going from city to city, night after night. It's a tough job.”

“I believe in a higher power. I believe in inspiration.”

“No word is absolutely wrong or dirty or insulting. It all depends upon context and intention.”

“I've never been one for keeping a journal, so my songs were my journals. They allowed me to express my feelings and let people know what was going on with me. I knew that somebody would rela...”

“Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.”

“There is a moment when you get older when your metabolism slows down and you don't feel like working out any more, so you don't want to keep yourself fit any more, but that's your decision....”

“We're all driven to premieres or nightclubs and seen the rope separating those who can enter and those who can't. Well, there's also a velvet rope we have inside of us, keeping others from k...”

“When I gained weight in 2005, my nutritionist was very worried. I was close to having diabetes.”

“I wanted to be on my own and get out of the house. We were the kind of kids that - we - obeyed our parents. If they said no, you don't ask why.”

“I was never pushed into the religion by my mother or anyone else. I made up my own mind when I was old enough. I am not a religious person, but I am spiritual.”

“I'm no expert. I have no psychic powers, and I sure don't possess any secret wisdom. I'm just Janet. I have strengths, weaknesses, fears, happiness, sadness. I experience joy and I experienc...”

“I am not a religious person, but I am spiritual. But I don't believe in things like guilt.”

“People can have rhinoceros skin, but there's a point when something's going to hurt you.”

“I think it's great if a guy has a good sized package.”

“I get so much energy from the fans.”

“There are people that regardless of what it is, if it's something that's stressful, whatever it may be, they don't eat, they lose a lot of weight, a divorce, they get real thin. I'm the oppo...”