Everybody is doing the same old thing.

We're told that to be fly, you gotta have a fly car, the rims on your wheels, the fly jewels, and that to work a regular job and make legal money is uncool.

I always said if a man would have done half the records that I've done, we would know about it. But we don't know all the records I've done for other artists.

I go out and date people, but I don't have that relationship, where you know, I'm like Jennifer Lopez, like I'm going to get married.

Me personally, I don't ask too much, but I do ask Him to continue to bless me successfully, financially, and just to keep me humble.

He was like, 'I want to get in the studio with you.' Who turns down Pharrell?

When you think of Missy, you can't say, 'Missy reminded me of someone else.' There was no Missy comparison before.

If you believe a black cat is bad luck, people think you're crazy, but plenty of times, if I see a black cat down my street, I turn around and go the other way. Even if I'm late. I'll be late for the airport and be in a limo, and if I see a black cat, I'll be like, 'Sir, you have to turn around and go down the next street.'

I remember having mice in the house and my father taking some newspaper and beating me because mice was running on me while I was asleep.

I never drank water. Always soda. I didn't use to like water, but I've had to train myself to drink it.

If I wanted to do 'The Missing Files of Missy Elliott,' I have probably six albums just sitting there.

If you got talent, you just have to do you.

And basically I always said when I was little that if I ever became successful or a celebrity, I would buy her this huge house and she would never have to work anymore. And I've done that. So I feel happy about doing that.

When I first started out in the music industry and went to Elektra Records, I didn't go to be an artist, I went to get a record label started. And they said in order to have a label deal, I had to be an artist - so that's what I did.

My mother helped me to be who I am: to have strength and not to let people run all over me and yet to be humble; to realise that all of this that I have today could be gone.

I wasn't born a superstar.

I don't want to be oh-so-brag-about-it, but 'The Rain' is hot.

I love my mother. She's my first love. She has been through a lot and is a sole survivor.

A lot of people don't know a lot of records that I've written or produced, so that's a highlight for me as a woman.

I got more shy as I got older and realized people could be laughing at me or judging me.

I mean, when it's time to rhyme rhyme, I can get down for mine.

Breaking news: there is only one Missy.

When it comes to size, most people don't want to see themselves looking bigger than what they are.

I'm blessed to be living this dream of writing and singing, but that's not the real dream I had. The real dream was to make enough money to take care of all the pain and suffering that my mother has been through.

I used to put all my doll babies on my bed with their hands up and I would do full shows for them. I'd even do the screaming and clapping. I was bugging to be a singer.

I've learnt to be happy by myself.

I got caught up in doing records for other artists. I just stayed behind the scenes, and time just kinda passed.

I can't complain. I think when you get to a certain point, you shouldn't complain because there's so many people who would kill to get to this point.

I still don't want no broke dude! I'm open to offers, but he's got to be stable. I see a lot of friends who feel they have to be with a man, but they always pick the wrong one. Are there any right ones?

My blood pressure was always up from just overworking.

I still go on YouTube and watch the old performances and the 'Soul Train' lines. I'm still amazed by how much soul and funk the music and dancers had.

I always have been an entertainer, whether it's been joking or performing for people. And I always thought I had a talent, because I could rap and I could sing, and I did write. And all the other kids were going to college, but I just felt like I had to do this first, and if it didn't work, then I would go to college.

The double chin's not good for the red carpet.

Left Eye is a a rare gem.

I most definitely want kids, but I'll probably adopt kids.

I've always had a lot of creative impact on the music with Timbaland.

Hip-hop is definitely not what it used to be, which was creative, original music.

I want to be cutting-edge.

I want to make something commercial that people can pick up on.

I'm not tryin' to come off as the best lyricist.

I want people to feel the heat while they walk down the street and they're just kickin' it.

When you turn on your radio, you don't always want to hear about someone shootin' some person. Even if that's the lifestyle they live, people don't always want to hear it.

No, because I don't want to hear what's hot and feel I have to copy it. I'll just make up my own thing.

I'm not a person that's walkin' down the street looking mean all day.

My Struggles is a record close to me. It's about what I went through at home living with an abusive father.

You have to be ready to sing and perform at any time.

I got a mother who's very strong after taking the whippings that she took from my father.

What my home life is like now is great.

My first love is writing and producing. So I sometimes put my own stuff off to work on other people's projects.

I'd stand on the side of the road when I was just a little girl singing on trash cans.