Janet Jackson

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

“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 knowing our feelings.”

“People tend to put entertainers on pedestals. We're human beings, just like you. You may see us smiling, and whether we have money or not, we still have bills to pay, we still have our stresses. I think a lot of people want to focus on others' shortcomings to make themselves feel better. And it's a very sad thing.”

“I do think kids should be kids. You have the rest of your life to be an adult.”

“My first crush was Barry Manilow. He performed on TV and I taped it. When no one was around I'd kiss the screen.”

“I have no clue why, but maybe sometimes when there's someone you don't hear from, it's the person you want to hear from the most.”

“I get so much energy from the fans.”

“I always write my music based on what is going on in my life at the time.”

“Some of my battles with weight have been very public. But most of them have been internal. Even at my thinnest, when my body was being praised, I wasn't happy with what I saw in the mirror or how I felt about myself.”

“I feel everyone is put here for a reason. Everyone has a calling. I always thought my real calling was to help other people.”

“If I wasn't singing, I'd probably be, probably an accountant.”

“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 away from my family.”

“I kinda see everyone as competition.”

“I had a pretty sexual imagination for a kid.”

“I've always been a tomboy. I've always liked to wear red, black, and white, and mostly pants.”

“I always get bored with my hair. That's why I would always change it throughout my career.”