Quotes from Aaliyah

You have to love what you do to want to do it everyday.

There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.

I'm the interpreter. I'm the one who takes your words and brings them to life. I was trained to sing and dance and laugh, and that's what I want to do.

There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don't discuss my private life.

I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle.

I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original.

Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want.

You have to enjoy your job; you should wake up every day and love what you do... I honestly do... From the bottom of my heart to the depths of my soul. I'm truly happy.

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 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 don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful.

That's why I work every day. Ev-er-y day. I want to knock people out.

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.

If you want to go to the mall, you have to take security. But it's always cool. The kids are amazing.

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.

I wanna be the best at what I do. I wanna sing, I wanna dance, I wanna act. That's about it.

In film, you are a totally different person than in the video.

If at first you dont suceed. Dust yourself and try again.

It's Friday and I'm ready to swing. Pick up my girls and hit the party scene.