Aaliyah: Want

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

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'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.”

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“I love Eddie Murphy so I wanted to do a song on the soundtrack.”

CBS interview (2000)

“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.”

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“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"

“When I went to shoot the film I was very nervous. I kept telling myself, "This is it. This is what you've wanted, this is the real deal. Now you've gotta do your thing. You've gotta put all of you in this and hopefully they'll like you." And for people to say it's impressive and "You're so natural", I mean, it's the best feeling in the world. I feel like hard work, you know, payed off.”

CBS interview (2000)

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

From Treye Green's article "Happy 35th Birthday, Aaliyah: 15 Of The Singer's Best Quotes" (15 January 2014) http://www.ibtimes.com/happy-35th-birthday-aaliyah-15-singers-best-quotes-1542245 <br class="br">Attributed