Jill Scott Quotes - Page 7

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• I had to wear a fat suit to play Mma Ramotswe in 'The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.' She's described as being like a small elephant, but she loves her body and size. When we were filming in Africa, it was 110F. It was torturous. I drank a lot of water and ate cucumbers all the time, and underneath the fat suit I shed pounds - I couldn't help it.

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  Agency, Play, Mma

  "What I see in the mirror" by Jill Scott, www.theguardian.com. September 23, 2011.

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• I am a huge Prince fan. It's a very rare thing for him to have people open for him. It's been the Time and Sheila E., and that's about it. Building a relationship with him has been like a dream come true. I've been looking for a mentor, and I feel like I have that in him.

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  Dream, People, Mentor

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• For my writing, and because I love talking to young women about life, I often asked them which would they rather have - a father in the house with them while growing up or a big butt? I tell you 86 percent of the time, girls say a big butt because it gets them further.

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  Girl, Growing Up, Father

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• For anyone who feels they are overwhelmed by their job, or maybe they take their job too seriously or are working too hard, I say go to a safari, particularly the Okavango Delta, and just be humbled.

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  Jobs, Safari, Overwhelmed

  "Traveling with the Stars: Jill Scott". Interview with Kelly Carter, usatoday30.usatoday.com. March 23, 2009.

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• A woman is more than the sum of her parts. So I had an opportunity to present some work at the White House. I chose not just to talk about the sky, the planet, love or heartache. I wanted to actually be there, to place a mark on that moment.

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  Opportunity, Sky, White

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• As slavery died for the greater good of America, and the movement for equality sputtered to life, the white woman was on the cover of every American magazine. She was the dazzling jewel on every movie screen, the glory of every commercial and television show.

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  Jewels, White, America

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• I would say for every successful black woman in America or in the world, really, it's difficult to be the head of the household, financially. It is for the man in your life. It can be very hard for them. And there's a delicate balance. I'm not quite sure I know what that balance is just yet.

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  Successful, Men, America

  "'The Real Thing,' According to Jill Scott". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. September 25, 2007.

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• I'd love to work with Missy Elliott. I'd love to work with Bonnie Raitt. I'd love, love, love to work with Barbra Streisand. I'm reaching, because why not? You don't know what's going to happen in this life.

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  Why Not, Reaching, This Life

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• I'm a secret interior decorator. There's a mural on my dining room wall of the railroad tracks at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. I love having my hometown with me out here in California.

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  Wall, California, Philadelphia

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• I'm a girl who enjoys a great meal with great friends, so I'm not really that concerned about weight loss.

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  Girl, Loss, Meals

  "What I see in the mirror" by Jill Scott, www.theguardian.com. September 23, 2011.

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• When I first became famous, I didn't know if I could go where I wanted to because I didn't know how people were going to act. Some folks would scream and holler, and I didn't know what to do with that.

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  People, Firsts, Scream

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• I've been enjoying playing with fashion - gold grills and diamond grills have just become a part of that.

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  Fashion, Gold, Enjoy

  "Jill Scott Gold Grill: Singer Rocks Dental Bling At Essence Festival & Talks Personal Style (PHOTOS)" by Julee Wilson, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 6, 2013.

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• My grill is intended to be discreet. It's there because I enjoy jewelry.

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  Jewelry, Enjoy, Discreet

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• My intention is to make music that you can enjoy at all times.

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  Intention, Enjoy, All Time

  "New Jill Scott Swings to Hollywood [INTERVIEW]". Interview with Kelly L. Carter, www.ebony.com. September 3, 2013.

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• There's a certain level of realness in Philly. You know, just - people are people. You know, it doesn't matter who you are or who you think you are, you're just a person in Philly.

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  Thinking, People, Levels

  "'The Real Thing,' According to Jill Scott". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. February 18, 2008.

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• There are black marriages that are still going strong 40 years later. You hear so many myths that there aren't any people making it, but there are. As long as there are some, there's hope.

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  Strong, Years, Long

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• The video for 'Whatever' is kind of a documentary in a way. It's showing that love can last. Not just in your early 20s or your late 30s, but in your 50s, 60s and 70s. There's an awful myth out there that when you get married, love and lovemaking fade. It's not true.

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  Video, Awful, Way

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• Saturday Night Live is a show that I think I could have a lot of fun on, just being different characters and maybe singing, too.

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  Fun, Character, Night

  "Jill Scott Talks FRINGE, Why She Wanted the Role, Hopes for Her Character, Being Part of the Final Season, Working with the Cast and Future Guest Spots". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 8, 2012.

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• My earliest influence was Quincy Jones. I thought 'The Wiz' soundtrack was the most amazing thing I'd ever heard. It was my first record and you had Michael Jackson, Ted Ross, Nipsey Russell and Diana Ross on it. I even took it to show and tell in third grade!

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  Records, Firsts, Wiz

  Interview with James Walsh, www.mtv.co.uk. June 27, 2012.

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• Most of the time, particularly with this record, 'The Light of the Sun,' I really just been standing in front of a microphone and blacking out musically, you know. I'd come back a couple hours later and there's six songs from beginning to end, you know? I don't know what I'm going to say. I don't know how I'm going to say it.

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  Song, Couple, Light

  "Jill Scott: Act The Part". "All Things Considered" with Laura Sullivan, www.npr.org. June 18, 2011.

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• Soul music is about longevity and reaching and touching people on a human level - and that's never going to get lost.

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  People, Soul, Touching

  Interview with James Walsh, www.mtv.co.uk. June 27, 2012.

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• I don't want to force anything on anyone. I'm not trying to bust you over the head and make you buy this record or this song or whatever. I'm presenting it to you so you can take it in. You know, it's like trying to force a kid to eat broccoli. If I present it as trees that make your muscles grow, my son is like, 'I'm down with getting muscles.'

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  Song, Kids, Tree

  "New Jill Scott Swings to Hollywood [INTERVIEW]". Interview with Kelly L. Carter, www.ebony.com. September 3, 2013.

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• I've been around the world and I've had bras made in different places, and each time I'm experiencing the same troubles: the painful shoulders, the underwire cutting into my flesh.

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  Cutting, Different, World

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• 'True Blood' excites me. It scares me, but it excites me.

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  Blood, Scare

  "Jill Scott Talks BAGGAGE CLAIM, Working with Paula Patton and Adam Brody, Her Desire to Be on TRUE BLOOD, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. September 28, 2013.

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• We all get angry and jealous sometimes, none of us is perfect, but we should not try to be different.

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  Jealous, Perfect, Trying

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