You can't worry about pleasing other people; you have to please yourself. Janet Jackson More Quotes by Janet Jackson More Quotes From Janet Jackson I believe in a higher power. I believe in inspiration. Janet Jackson higher-power inspiration believe I'm fine the way I am. There's nothing wrong with me. Janet Jackson fine way Damita Jo. Jo. That's my middle name. It's let in about the different characters that live within me. They say we have 200 characters that we portray with different people. Janet Jackson names character people I am not a religious person, but I am spiritual. But I don't believe in things like guilt. Janet Jackson religious spiritual believe You get yourself up for it somehow, and your endurance and the crowd gets you up, too. Janet Jackson inequality crowds endurance I am the baby in the family, and I always will be. I am actually very happy to have that position. But I still get teased. I don't mind that. Janet Jackson family mind baby It is my belief that we all have the need to feel special. It is this need that can bring out the best in us, yet the worst in us. Janet Jackson belief special needs A lot of people who start work at a very young age never grow up because they never got that opportunity to be a child, so they hold on to that and still do a lot of childish, silly things. Janet Jackson growing-up silly children There are two things that really move me: music and acting. And I'm not talking about my music or watching myself as an actor, but listening to other people's music and watching other actors. There are so many different songs that have moved me. It all depends upon the mood that I'm in at that moment. Janet Jackson listening-to-others song moving I always knew that I could go deep. How deep? I don't know. But it always seems that with each character I take on, I'm challenged to go deeper than the last time, and then again deeper than the last time. This is the deepest I've ever been asked to dive. And to see how deep I actually went for this, and that I wasn't afraid to go there in order to give Tyler exactly what he envisioned for the character, which was pretty deep, that's what I discovered about myself. Janet Jackson giving character order There are two sides of the Velvet Rope. Those who want to be on the other side and those who are on the other side. Janet Jackson rope sides two It's very hard trying to have love and a career at the same time. For those who can, great, but I can't. Janet Jackson hard careers trying As a child, I had to get up early for school or work. I'd get ready by myself. I'd set my alarm to wake me up very early in the morning, and be off to work, the family driver driving me every morning. I did it alone, my parents never coming in to wake me up. Janet Jackson morning children school No word is absolutely wrong or dirty or insulting. It all depends upon context and intention. Janet Jackson intention insulting dirty To a world sick with racism, get well soon. Janet Jackson get-well-soon sick racism Add to the world's confusion, we teach our kids rules that we don't adhere to ourselves. Janet Jackson confusion kids reality The only thing that bothers me is that the girls come up to me and say, "I'm dating your ex-husband." I'm happy that he's dating girls and getting out. Janet Jackson dating husband girl I'm no expert. I have no psychic powers, and I sure don't possess any secret wisdom. I'm just Janet. I have strengths, weaknesses, fears, happiness, sadness. I experience joy and I experience pain. I'm highly emotional. I'm very vulnerable. Janet Jackson sadness emotional pain There are artists, true performers that have come before me who have been a big inspiration to me. I hope I do the same for others. Janet Jackson bigs artist inspiration I was raised with a ton of brothers and sisters where, obviously, the music running in and out of the house was very eclectic. So, I had a lot under my belt by the time I grew up. It all depends upon the mood that I'm in, the space that I'm in and what I'm feeling at that moment. But definitely! Janet Jackson space brother running
