A biography for Queen Latifahhasn’t been written yet.
“Most people don't have so much talent that they can become a success all their own. We all need people to help us and lift us up.”
“Always follow your own path.”
“Dreams become reality when we put our minds to it.”
“Hip-hop definitely taught me a lot. Having to create your own identity and become known and respected in a male-dominated field - it requires some guts. There are times you have to be strong, and times when you have to stand alone for what you believe in.”
“I remember praying for peace all the time as a kid.”
“The movie I've seen a million times is 'Steel Magnolias,' directed by Herbert Ross, starring Sally Field and Julia Roberts.”
“I've never been the straight rapper that is going to stand in a cipher and battle all day. I started off battle rapping, but to me, making songs became more important than freestyles... I've met many rappers who can freestyle but can't make a record.”
“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.”
“I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.”
“I used to do school plays. I never really took any acting classes. I'm just a natural ham, I guess.”
“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.”
“My mom was my main influence growing up, and Phylicia Rashad reminded me a lot of my mother, just the way she handled certain things, she was... not soft-spoken but smooth-spoken. Just very calm, cool, collected about things.”
“There was always music in our home. My mom and my dad loved music. I remember when we were kids we would have these great parties at the house with congas and bongos and African drums, and it was amazing. It wasn't until years later that I found out that they were actually Black Panther meetings.”
“I love Ralph Lauren, just as a designer. I still think he could make some better sizes with his clothes, but I like the idea of his classic American style.”
“My house borders horse farms, and I can look out my window and see the horses and the new colts. It's really peaceful.”
“Sometimes I pray when I really feel like I need God to help me with something, and sometimes we just have conversations. We just kick it.”
“I wish every woman would love herself and embrace what she was given naturally.”
“Business is fun. Controlling your own destiny is fun. Creating an idea and turning it into a movie; finding an artist and guiding their career and bringing them to some type of status - there's joy in that.”
“I've never wanted to be put into a box, not musically.”
“Sometimes you do have to bank on yourself. You do have to believe in your ideas enough to really get out there and fight for it despite what people think of some young kids from the hood.”