Acting is easier and smoother than singing - it's less drama.

I'll put on a song that I really like and do bicep curls with two kilo weights the whole song.

If I hadn't gone through some of the painful experiences in my life, I would not be me.

Make sure you have your own life before becoming someone's wife ~spoken to Oprah in an interview

When you're famous, no one looks at you as a human anymore. You become the property of the public.

We have a lot of work to do, but we can get there if we work together. Women are more than 50 percent of the population and more than 50 percent of voters. We must demand that we all receive 100 percent of the opportunities.

When I was writing the Destiny's Child songs, it was a big thing to be that young and taking control. And the label at the time didn't know that we were going to be that successful, so they gave us all control. And I got used to it.