Queen Latifah

“A confident woman is a sexy woman, in my opinion. And I think guys find that to be the same way.”

“I've loved car racing all my life. I watch NASCAR regularly, and drag racing because we have Raceway Park in New Jersey. I think I got it from my father.”

“My mother wouldn't allow me to speak slang when I was growing up. But when I got outside, around my friends, it was 'Yo' and 'That's the joint' and 'Yo, what's up?' So I had my game for my f...”

“Anyone who knows me knows that I'm way more of a joker than I am a serious person.”

“When I was around 18, I looked in the mirror and said, 'You're either going to love yourself or hate yourself.' And I decided to love myself. That changed a lot of things.”

“I got a few marriage proposals in my 20s. I just wasn't ready. I just knew if I committed, I would've wound up doing something wrong, messing it up. I still felt like I had some living to do...”

“If you try to follow everyone else's mold, you'll probably fail at some point because God created us uniquely for a reason.”

“If you can draw something from my life that helps, more power to you.”

“I know people who are twice as creative as I am, twice as smart, but they didn't do anything because they feared going into a room and opening their mouths. My parents told me to truly accom...”

“I've never wanted to be put into a box, not musically.”

“When I was growing up, there were so many musicals you could watch. I like the fantasy of musicals and I love music.”

“I was not born a size 2. I'm not skinny, period. I'm not willing to sleep with the director or step on somebody else's neck to get the job.”

“Church was a requirement - there was no choice in the matter; so was vacation bible school. Gospel has been in me since I was a kid.”

“I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.”

“I like Pirate's Booty. Prunes and olives, too. I love hummus. I can eat that until I die. I tend to eat mostly organic food.”

“You can't let fear paralyze you. The worse that can happen is you fail, but guess what: You get up and try again. Feel that pain, get over it, get up, dust yourself off and keep it moving.”

“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.”

“I remember praying for peace all the time as a kid.”

“I would like - either as an actor, or producer or even director - to do something sci-fi or action-related. I like sci-fi, always have, 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars' and all that stuff.”

“I want to see 10 female rappers getting regular rotation. It can't be all about a man's opinion.”