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

"I'm a total performer."

"People are gonna look up to me because I'm young, black, and female."

"It's hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I'm long gone."

"Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach."

"Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach."

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

"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."

"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 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 really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect."

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

"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."

"All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from."

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

"Romeo Must Die came at the right time. It was the right vehicle for me."

"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'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 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."

"When a fan comes up to you and says I love your music, there’s nothing better than that."

"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."

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

"It was always part of the plan to move into acting."