Janet Jackson

I kinda see everyone as competition.

— Janet Jackson

I've never tried pot; I've never tried anything.

— Janet Jackson

We all have the need to feel special.

— Janet Jackson

I can be an emotional eater.

— Janet Jackson

Acting was always my first passion.

— Janet Jackson

It's really about being pleased with yourself.

— Janet Jackson

I love you - but don't touch me.

— Janet Jackson

I had a pretty sexual imagination for a kid.

— Janet Jackson

I'm just trying to get used to living on a fixed income. Now, it's going to get unfixed.

— Janet Jackson

I don't believe in luck. ... It's persistence, hard work, and not forgetting your dream.

— Janet Jackson

Believe in yourself. Have faith in yourself because no one else is going to...

— Janet Jackson

I get so lonely, but I cant let just anybody hold me.

— Janet Jackson

I'm flattered that other artists consider me a role model.

— Janet Jackson

I've never been into what am I going to do next, trying to reinvent myself.

— Janet Jackson

If I wasn't singing, I'd probably be, probably an accountant.

— Janet Jackson

I do think kids should be kids. You have the rest of your life to be an adult.

— Janet Jackson

I like to have a lot of fun. I just don't see myself as being sexy. It's more sass - more attitude…

— Janet Jackson

Self-expression is my goal, I want to be real with my feelings. Singing and dancing and all the joy that goes with…

— Janet Jackson

Everywhere I go, every smile I see, I know you are there smilin' back at me. Dancin' in moonlight, I know you…

— Janet Jackson

I'm scared to fall in love, afraid to love so fast, cuz everytime I fall in love, it seems to never last.

— Janet Jackson

I enjoy them both [singing and acting] a great deal. I have a passion for both. Maybe acting just a little bit…

— Janet Jackson

Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.

— Janet Jackson

I'm convinced that we Black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get…

— Janet Jackson

Ever since I was little, I loved to eat. I started eating when I wasn't hungry. My weight has always been up…

— Janet Jackson

When I'm feeling down on myself or not feeling good about who I am, or maybe something happened and I'm feeling depressed,…

— Janet Jackson

I was sheltered, and there's good and bad to that. The good was not getting into the drugs and the alcohol and…

— Janet Jackson

We're all driven to premieres or nightclubs and seen the rope separating those who can enter and those who can't. Well, there's…

— Janet Jackson

Some of my battles with weight have been very public. But most of them have been internal. Even at my thinnest, when…

— Janet Jackson

There is a moment when you get older when your metabolism slows down and you don't feel like working out any more,…

— Janet Jackson

In 1977, at age ten, I was cast on the TV sitcom 'Good Times.' My character was Penny, an abused child in…

— Janet Jackson

Dreams can become a reality when we possess a vision that is characterized by the willingness to work hard, a desire for…

— Janet Jackson

There are two things that really move me: music and acting. And I'm not talking about my music or watching myself as…

— Janet Jackson

I like to read. Autobiographies.

— Janet Jackson

I would hope my legacy would be bringing smiles to faces. Happiness with my music.

— Janet Jackson

That's what I think I am: a lot of fun - a lot of fun to be with.

— Janet Jackson

I don't see anything wrong with staying young looking as long as you can.

— Janet Jackson

I just want you inside, baby, we don't need to talk about promises.

— Janet Jackson

I still have certain goals that I want. Grammies... Other awards... an Oscar one day.

— Janet Jackson

I do not have a child and all allegations saying so are false.

— Janet Jackson

You can't worry about pleasing other people; you have to please yourself.

— Janet Jackson