I believe in a higher power. I believe in inspiration.

It's two people that are in love with one another. What's the issue?

When you hear bad things about yourself, just put your energies into something else; it's no good crying about it. Just put it into your music - it'll make you stronger.

Fear is the one emotion that unleashed can destroy anything and anyone.

In 1977, at age ten, I was cast on the TV sitcom 'Good Times.' My character was Penny, an abused child in desperate need of love. I really didn't want to do the show. I didn't want to be away from my family.

You get yourself up for it somehow, and your endurance and the crowd gets you up, too.

My first name ain't baby, it's Janet, Miss Jackson if you're nasty