Aaliyah: Quotes about time

Aaliyah was American singer, actress and model. Explore interesting quotes on time.

Aaliyah: 54 quotes12 likes

“I knew at a very young age this was what I wanted to do. I started singing at six so I knew by the time I was eight.”

1997 interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOss3w1LH1g

“I have black-out shades in my apartment, I push a button, it’s totally dark. I think I’m a bit of a vampire in real life, and there are times when I just want to be myself. I wanna be alone.”

As quoted in Aaliyah's Vibe cover story: "What Lies Beneath"

“It was a painful time for me and my family. That's why I'm proud to say I'm a strong person. I'm a survivor and I can handle anything. I'm very confident about that. I come from a very strong family and they are always there to protect me. If I need any help I'll just call on my mummy or daddy or my brother to whom I'm very close.”

Aaliyah reflecting on the claims of her marriage to R. Kelly (1996); Quoted by Christopher John Farley in Aaliyah: More Than a Woman, p. 48. (2001)

“I waited for the right project for the right time and it just came together.”

CBS interview (2000)

“I’ve always been mysterious. My mother and father always used to ask me, "What are you thinking, what’s going on?" There are times when I don’t understand myself, you know what I mean?”

“Honestly, there were negative things that were said in the past and that was one reason that I did feel it was best for me to move on. That was a rough period for me and my family, a very tumultuous time. But I'm a very strong person. I think it says a lot about me that I'm here today and I answer the questions.”