64 Quotes by Irene Cara

It got to a point of where it was ruining my health and I just hated it. I hated doing it and I couldn’t stop without some kind of help to get the longing for it out of my system.

It’s important for me to get back to my fans here and around the world. I feel very, very blessed that so many people have continued to write me and to pour out their love for me and my work.

We have a tendency in this country that when we say Black it automatically means Black Americans. But that’s a big mistake, and that keeps us divided. There are Blacks all over this entire world-even in Africa.

I had been performing since I was 5, so it wasn’t like I hadn’t been on a stage before. I was always older than my age. That’s my nature. I’ve always been a kind of mature kid.

I’ve had my bubblegum years and I did them well. Now it’s time to come back as the woman, artist, and musician that I am without apologizing.

When I act, I act. When I sing, I sing. I don’t put one over the other. Entertaining is what I do best.

I’ll be gray by the time I’m 30, but I like my hair. It looks shiny. I like the way it looks when those highlights are picked up on camera.

I refuse to let anybody try to typecast me. It’s against my nature. I like to continually do different things.

I don’t mean to sound immodest, but I never had any doubt that I’d be successful, nor any fear of success. I was raised as a little goddess who was told she would be a star.