A biography for Jennifer Hudsonhasn’t been written yet.
“Chocolate is what I love. I have it every day.”
“My grandmother always taught me, 'If you don't have a home, family, and church, you don't have anything.'”
“There is nothing I love more than my role as a mom.”
“To me, the biggest notes and the longest notes are the easiest notes.”
“I try to do everything to say, 'OK, will my mother like this? Will she be pleased? Will she be proud of that? How do I know she's happy and she's smiling down at me from heaven?' And that's what I try to go by and walk by.”
“I feel like I've lived about three or four different lives.”
“I am the biggest Destiny's Child - Beyonce, Kelly, Michelle, all of them - fan in the world.”
“I hope that when I'm 80 years old, people will still be talking about my wedding.”
“Dreams do come true. If anyone's proof of that, it's me.”
“I used to sing in the church choir. People would say it was unusual for such a small girl to have such a big voice. They would say, 'She sounds like she's grown.'”
“My son is very into music and really familiar with my voice.”
“I didn't start singing with my eyes open until I was 19 - that's how shy I was!”
“Long before 'American Idol', people used to call me a diva. And I be like, 'Hold on, are you calling me something else on the sly? You gonna call me a diva, call me a good diva.'”
“I love being nurturing and caring because I love to see other people happy.”
“Ever since grammar school, I knew I wanted to be famous - I always wanted to be a singer.”
“I slept with my mom until I was 16 years old.”
“I cook all my meals at home.”
“Music is my home.”
“I was a homebody growing up.”
“I'm really not sure what people think or expect me to be, but I am surprised when people say, 'You're not supposed to be like that... ' I'm not exactly sure what 'that' is, so I choose to take it as a compliment.”