A biography for Queen Latifahhasn’t been written yet.
“I realized there was racism because people thought, 'Oh, if you like roll 'n' roll, that makes you like a white kid.'”
“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.”
“God is my homeboy. Jesus is my homeboy.”
“When my body feels good, I feel more energized and alive, and that's sexy. I'm taking care of this body God gave me.”
“There's the part of my life that the public and I share together. And there's the part that's mine to keep for myself. And that's mine. For me.”
“You almost have to step outside yourself and look at you as if you were someone else you really care about and really want to protect. Would you let someone take advantage of that person? Would you let someone use that person you really care about? Or would you speak up for them? If it was someone else you care about, you'd say something. I know you would. Okay, now put yourself back in that body. That person is you. Stand up and tell 'em, "Enough!”
“If my brother and I wanted money in our pockets, we had to get jobs - my first was at 15, at Burger King. We had to come up with ways to create an income.”
“I was baptized a Baptist, but I'm just Christian, as far as I'm concerned. I could go in any church, doesn't matter if it's Baptist, Protestant, Episcopal, or Catholic.”
“I feel like I've set the example for loving your body no matter what size it is, but I also can set the example for being healthy as well.”
“How many crossroads are you allowed to have in life? I seem to have a lot of crossroads. I think maybe I crossed back across the same road too often.”
“When I'm doing something I love, I can lose sleep. I can go and go and go and go. My work ethic is pretty intense. But when it comes to doing something that I don't love every day, I'm not very good at it. That's called work, and I don't like work that much.”
“Anyone who knows me knows that I'm way more of a joker than I am a serious person.”
“I don't eat bad food. I probably just eat too much food, and I think a lot of people do.”
“I don't have to really be in the 60s. Every time I hail a cab in New York, and they pass me by and pick up the white person, then I get a dose of it. Or when they don't want to take you to Harlem. I grew up with that.”
“Yeah, I'm from Jersey; it's almost like I was automatically born a Nets fan.”
“A confident woman is a sexy woman, in my opinion. And I think guys find that to be the same way.”
“I am a strong woman with or without this other person, with or without this job, and with or without these tight pants.”
“Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people.”
“I often go to bed in my birthday suit. But I like teddies and cute little undies that match. I like a sexy bra and panty set, or little shorts.”
“I feel like every woman is a queen, and we should be treated as such, and we should, you know, sort of request that sort of treatment from others.”