317 Quotes by Queen Latifah

If I ran into a 19-year-old version of myself, I’d just tell her to live, full out. I might also tell her to go ahead and have a few babies and not worry about the timing of it.

Once you realize there is a Higher Power, you know you’re not alone, that you have a purpose on the planet. You control your destiny instead of letting the day lead you where it may. You seize it, take it and lead it.

For me, my criteria for making films is all about trying to do something different from the last time. So if I catch myself doing too much of one thing, I’m always trying to move away from that, because it’s not going to be challenging enough to keep my attention and focus.

I definitely think we need to lean more on God. And I do think we need to praise, because we need to give it outward. You know, whenever you think you’re in tough circumstances, there’s always somebody who’s in a worse position than you.

Racism is ignorant. And it’s stupid. And it’s old. And it’s played out. So beat it already with that, you know what I mean? ‘Let’s all get along’ – I’m so tired of that damn sentence, but it’s true.

I would like – either as an actor, or producer or even director – to do something sci-fi or action-related. I like sci-fi, always have, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Star Wars’ and all that stuff.

I did Jay Leno with Mike the Situation, and he just – he lives, like, ten minutes from me in Jersey. He’s like, ‘If you ever get a flat, call me. I’ll come fix your tire.’ That’s how we do. That’s neighborly, you know?

If there are kids who want to follow in my footsteps, I’d say that my shoes are too big for them to fill! But their shoe size is just perfect.

Bowling, I like bowling. I’ve been getting into this bowling thing. It’s kinda fun.