It was always part of the plan to move into acting.
I have the time needed to support the album and tour.
In film, you are a totally different person than in the video.
If you want to go to the mall, you have to take security. But it's always cool. The kids are amazing.
There is a bit of acting involved when you get in front of a camera for a video. Even when you perform onstage, you're putting on a show.
When a fan comes up to you and says I love your music, there’s nothing better than that.
I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget.
I'm involved in some action scenes, so they'll train me for that. I'll be working with my acting coach to prepare for my character.
I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle.
Romeo Must Die came at the right time. It was the right vehicle for me.
I wanna be the best at what I do. I wanna sing, I wanna dance, I wanna act. That's about it.
All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from.
You know we're in a business where things are just unpredictable. You don't know what's going to happen...we were lucky Blessed, I think is a better way to put it.
That's why I work every day. Ev-er-y day. I want to knock people out.
It's really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect.
I know that people think I'm sexy and I am looked at as that. It is cool with me. It's wonderful to have sexy appeal. If you embrace it, it can be a very beautiful thing.
It's fun to be creative and innovative and come up with something crazy. So I need people to work with who are not going to be afraid to take it to the left a bit.
I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.
I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful.
Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach.
It's been so long and I'm lost without you, what am I gonna do? I been needin' you, wantin' you, wonderin' if you're the same and who's been with you. Is your heart still mine? I wanna cry sometimes ... I miss you.
It's hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I'm long gone.
People are gonna look up to me because I'm young, black, and female.
I'm a total performer.
There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don't discuss my private life.
There are times I can't even figure myself out.
I've been singing all my life. I've always wanted this. I sang in church, in school plays, and my parents gave me vocal lessons. My parents always said this was destined for me.
The Matrix is top secret. There isn't much that can be said right now.
I don't want to abandon one work for the other, and I don't think I need to sacrifice anything to put my all into either one of them.
It's Friday and I'm ready to swing. Pick up my girls and hit the party scene.
