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. Janet Jackson Read Quote
My concepts are never bright ideas; they’re never notions I think will sell or be trendy or attract new fans. I don’t think that way. All I can do is sing from my life. Janet Jackson Read Quote
Control meant not only taking care of myself but living in a much less protected world. And doing that meant growing a tough skin. Janet Jackson Read Quote
By age seven, I used to comb my hair for performances, just pull my hair up into a bun. Granted, it wasn’t a very intricate hairstyle. Still, to be that responsible and disciplined at age seven is unusual. Janet Jackson Read Quote
When I was younger, I thought you had to be in control of your own life. That takes a lot of discipline, hard work and focus. You just can’t let it all fall by the wayside. Later on, I learned that God is really in control of everything. But you still have to put your best foot forward and be the best you can possibly be. Janet Jackson Read Quote
I feel everyone is put here for a reason. Everyone has a calling. I always thought my real calling was to help other people. Janet Jackson Read Quote
We’re all driven to premieres or nightclubs and seen the rope separating those who can enter and those who can’t. Well, there’s also a velvet rope we have inside of us, keeping others from knowing our feelings. Janet Jackson Read Quote
I was very independent growing up, but there were things that were bothering me that I never told anybody. I would talk to our animals at home. Janet Jackson Read Quote
I was never pushed into the religion by my mother or anyone else. I made up my own mind when I was old enough. I am not a religious person, but I am spiritual. Janet Jackson Read Quote
