Don't spend all of your time trying to be like someone else because you can never be them and they can never be you.
You should embrace who you are, and make the best person that you can be, not what somebody else wants you to be.
Knowing that I make somebody's day better is all that matters at the end of the day.
There is always something new to learn. There is always something new that I am learning and I wanna share it with the world.
I think our society is all about judgment, which is so rude and disrespectful.
Don't put your all into someone if they treat you like dirt.
Know that you were made [the way you are] for a reason.
I want to be labeled 'a human who loves humans.'
I'm an American; I'm not an African-American. I'm an American.
Forgive yourself and forgive others around you.
I believe you should be comfortable in your skin no matter what you go through - emotionally or whatever - as long as youre healthy.
Friendship is a give and take. You have to have a strong relationship with your friend and I think you have to offer them something and they have to offer you something and that’s to always learn from it.
I'm growing as a person, so everything around me is changing.
I find it funny that people now come up to me and say, 'Wow, you are absolutely gorgeous. I'm like, 'I was beautiful before I lost weight. Egotistically speaking, I thought I was amazing.'
I can finally get married! Yay government! So proud of you.
He's a very funny and very nice man. When you read the script, you want to stick with it. But when you're with Eddie Murphy you've got to improvise. He's always making jokes and making me crack up when the camera's on.
Singing is just another outlet to express what I feel and to show everyone who I really am. I really don't talk about my personal life that much in interviews because that's my life, but with music, the way I write explains who I am.
Make sure that your song is fun and catchy. Make sure that you enjoy singing, and drink tea.
My parents are my role models. I also love Halle Berry, Robert DeNiro, Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Tom Cruise and Jennifer Lopez. When I see their work, I get engulfed in it. They really capture me.
My perfect guy right now would be a mannequin - one that comes alive only when I need him to!
I never said I wasn’t Black… I want to make that very clear. I said, I am not African-American. I never expected my personal beliefs and comments to spark such emotion in people. I think it is only positive when we can openly discuss race and being labeled in America.
I have people come onstage and ask me questions and I get to meet them. That's one of the reasons I like it. When you're performing, when you're doing your movies, they're not there with you.
I am obsessed with my hairstyles.
Everybody takes breaks, and I decided to take mine. I wanted a chance to wake up at two in the afternoon and not be a subject of entertainment. I wanted to be a human being. At certain times and certain years, I felt like the Energizer bunny. That gets old very quickly.
I'm very fortunate to have parents who have kept me grounded, so I hopefully won't end up in a bad situation when I grow up.
