I fell in love with music by listening to R&B, & it's the core of who I am.

I think it's healthy for a person to be nervous. It means you care.

Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything? I'm just a woman and I love being a woman. If you're attractive then you can't be sexy, and you can't be intelligent? What is all of that?

I never imagined I would be in a film with Steve Martin. I was a little star struck, because I grew up watching his movies.

As a child I trained myself to dance in very high heels. At 13, in Destiny's Child, we were told to wear heels, but at first we couldn't walk in them. We couldn't keep our knees straight, but we learned.

One of the things that kept me out of trouble was doing something creative - creativity can't be judged.

We all have our imperfections. But I'm human, and you know, it's important to concentrate on other qualities besides outer beauty.