74 Quotes by Missy Elliot

No, because I don’t want to hear what’s hot and feel I have to copy it. I’ll just make up my own thing.

I’ve always had a lot of creative impact on the music with Timbaland.

My Struggles is a record close to me. It’s about what I went through at home living with an abusive father.

I gotta feel like what I’m giving the fans is 100 per cent and that it’s game-changing. I don’t just throw out microwave records.

I’m not a prostitute but I can give you what you want.

When it comes to size, most people don’t want to see themselves looking bigger than what they are.

People ask, “What do you think about being called Puff Mommy?” Puff’s a very successful young man, so I don’t have a problem if that’s what they wanna call me. If anybody calls me a female Quincy Jones, that’s way, way complimentary. That’s something I’ll cherish for life.

I want kids of this generation to see that everything is cool, that there’s some kind of unity in hip-hop. We all found something that’s really important to us, and music is all we’ve really got.

I don’t have time for lie-on-the-beach vacations. I’m a zoo person. There’s one in New Jersey where animals actually come up to your car. I love the monkeys – I used to give them bubblegum to chew.