Aaliyah Quotes

(interview in July 2001 with Germany`s "Die Zeit" newspaper that eerily predicts her death) It is dark in my favorite dream. Someone is following me. I don`t know why. I`m scared. Then suddenly I lift off. Far away. How do I feel? As if I am swimming in the air. Free. Weightless. Nobody can reach me. Nobody can touch me. It`s a wonderful feeling.

[her advice for aspiring artists) Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don`t think it`s going to be easy. It`s hard!

Everything is worth it. The hard work, the times when you`re tired, the times where you`re a bit sad . . . In the end, it`s all worth it because it really makes me happy. There`s nothing better than loving what you do.

Sensual is being in tune with your sensual self.

I`m a total performer.

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

I don`t feel I made any sacrifices at all. I`m doing my best to juggle.

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.

If I don`t think about it, it won`t drive me crazy.

There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don`t discuss my private life.

The Matrix is top secret. There isn`t much that can be said right now.

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

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

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.

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

There are times I can`t even figure myself out.

I don`t think about my previous success. I`m happy that the work I`ve done has been very successful.

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

When I`m long gone, I want to be remembered not just as an actress or singer, but as a full-on entertainer.

In this business, it is very hard to have anything for yourself, because you become a public figure. That comes with the territory.

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

I have the time needed to support the album and tour.

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.

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

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

(from "MTV Diary: Aaliyah") want people to remember me as a full-on entertainer and a good person.

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

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.

There are relationships where a guy already has a girlfriend and he`s got one on the side, too.

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.

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.

I see myself as sexy. If you are comfortable with it, it can be very classy and appealing.

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. If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don`t think it`s going to be easy. It`s hard!

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

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

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