You can't hold the record forever, and I know that. I'm not stupid. Janet Jackson More Quotes by Janet Jackson More Quotes From Janet Jackson I've never been into what am I going to do next, trying to reinvent myself. Janet Jackson next trying My first crush was Barry Manilow. He performed on TV and I taped it. When no was around I'd kiss the screen. Janet Jackson first-kiss crush kissing That's always - that's been another dream of mine, to do a Broadway play. An award winning Broadway play. Janet Jackson awards dream winning By age seven, I used to comb my hair for performances, just pull my hair up into a bun. Granted, it wasn't a very intricate hairstyle. Still, to be that responsible and disciplined at age seven is unusual. Janet Jackson age hair birthday Ever since I was little, I loved to eat. I started eating when I wasn't hungry. My weight has always been up and down. Janet Jackson weight eating littles To be given permission to be confused -- and remain confused -- for as long as it takes would have been a huge gift. Janet Jackson confused permission long You get used to working with one choreographer. You kind of get stuck in that vein and you work your way out of it, picking up someone else's style, their flavor. It takes a bit of time. Janet Jackson veins flavor style My parents were strict. They weren't as strict on me as they were with the others, but my mother didn't want us to get on anyone's nerves... Go to someone else's house and drive their parents crazy. Another thing was they didn't want us to get into a lot of things that a lot of kids - if they're not careful - can slip into. Janet Jackson crazy mother kids I had a pretty sexual imagination for a kid. Janet Jackson imagination kids Fear is the one emotion that unleashed can destroy anything and anyone. Janet Jackson unleashed emotion All those songs reflect all the people that live within me. Janet Jackson song people We're all driven to premieres or nightclubs and seen the rope separating those who can enter and those who can't. Well, there's also velvet rope we have inside of us, keeping others from knowing our feelings. Janet Jackson rope knowing feelings I'm scared to fall in love, afraid to love so fast, cuz everytime I fall in love, it seems to never last. Janet Jackson cuz falling-in-love lasts Touring is very grueling. It's very taxing on the body and living out of your suitcase, going from city to city, night after night. It's a tough job. Janet Jackson cities jobs night I have no clue why, but maybe sometimes when there's someone you don't hear from, it's the person you want to hear from the most. Janet Jackson clue want sometimes I'm happy with the people that I have around me. And they've been friends of mine since I was young, for a very long time. Janet Jackson young long people I like myself a lot more than I used to. I had a very difficult time in my twenties especially. It was hard for me to look in the mirror and find something that I liked about myself. Janet Jackson twenties mirrors looks I'm shy, although I'm not shy with my friends and family. Janet Jackson family-and-friends my-friends shy I've never been one for keeping a journal, so my songs were my journals. They allowed me to express my feelings and let people know what was going on with me. I knew that somebody would relate. Janet Jackson feelings song people Too many lives go up in smoke - It's nice to laugh but don't be the joke. Janet Jackson laughter nice life