Beyonc?: There's definitely a dangerous feeling when you're in love - it's giving your heart to someone else and knowing that they have control over your feelings. I know for me, who always tries to be so tough, that's the dangerous thing.
Beyonc?: Everybody messes with celebrities. At a point, you just have to decide if you really want it. If you do, you have to have a tough skin. And after you get a certain amount of success, you have no choice. Either you're gonna turn to other things to take away the pain you feel, or you have to deal with it and move on. If it's something about my sister or my nephew or it's something evil, then yes, I'm upset. I wanna kill somebody. If it's a rumor that's vindictive, or something harmful, or something everybody's believing that is completely not true, then it's frustrating because there's nothing you can do about it. If someone misquotes you, or says some complete lie, and then they go back and retract that, people still don't believe you didn't say it. So sometimes it hurts. Sometimes I wanna cry. Sometimes I wanna scream. Sometimes I wanna curse people out.
Beyonc?: First of all, I don't listen to the radio. If I do, it would be in the car on my way to a venue - but not consciously. I don't go on the Internet. Unless I'm approving videos or approving song mixes, I don't go. I don't buy anything online. I'm scared. I don't want to just give 'em my credit card. I don't wanna be hacked.
Beyonc?: (on being taught to belly dance by Shakira) I used to watch her videos and I thought she was so cool. When she was teaching me the moves I thought, 'This is crazy, Shakira is showing me how to belly dance!' I got the best teacher. We didn't have a lot of time to come up with the choreography - most of it was done on the spot. I was just watching her and learning from her. It was so much fun, the best energy.
Beyonc?: (on recording Spanish tracks for the deluxe edition of B’Day) I did grow up in Houston, Texas, so I was around Spanish; I took it at school but I completely forgot it. I had the best coach; I did it phonetically, every sentence I recorded maybe four times.
Beyonc?: (on when she lost weight for her role in “Dreamgirls”) I'm not naturally skinny. I fasted for two whole weeks, than got by on vegetables. I was starving. I didn't recognize myself. I was like a cotton bud. I look better with a few pounds on my bones.
Beyonc?: (on keeping her SI cover a secret) It was hard because I was so excited! You grow up seeing those issues and they're so amazing, it's crazy that I was able to be on the cover. It's amazing for me. They called and they said they were doing a music issue and they said they didn't know if I would be willing to wear the swimsuits. I said I would for Sports Illustrated because it's so classy.
Beyonc?: (on losing weight for “Dreamgirls) I didn't recognize myself during filming because I looked like a cotton bud, and that wasn't a nice feeling. I look better with a few pounds on my bones.
Beyonc?: (on Shakira and their song “Beautiful Liar) I've always loved her and I've always wanted to work with her, and the song fits perfectly. It basically talks about two women - the same guy is trying to get at both of them but instead of them fighting, they're saying, 'He's a beautiful liar, let's not fight, let's stick together. Forget him!' I think it's a great concept.
Beyonc?: (on shopping at Wal-Mart) My sister and I have so much fun there. I get everything there - CDs, all kinds of make-up like mascara, lipstick. And then I never end up using any of it.
Beyonc?: (complaining that as she’s so good-looking, people ignore her artistic merits) It’s frustrating because sometimes, when you are attractive, people don’t acknowledge that you are talented as well.
Beyonc?: (on 2006's "B'Day") I made probably my most emotional aggressive record ever.
Beyonc?: (about rumors that the song “Ring The Alarm is about Jay-Z and Rihanna having a relationship) The rumors that Ring the Alarm is about Jay - those things don't bother me as much because they're so silly. It's kind of obvious, like certain things are just obviously not true. When things are not true, you just don't really think about it. It's amazing. When you're a new artist (like Rihanna), people are curious. That just comes with being a beautiful girl and a celebrity. People try to link you up with everybody!
Beyonc?: I get nervous when I don't get nervous. If I'm nervous I know I'm going to have a good show.
Beyonc?: The more successful I become, the more I need a man.
Beyonc?: The great thing about McDonald's is that they have a lot of different things on the menu. I love their salads.
Beyonc?: I decided when I was really young I wouldn't talk about my private life. I think Star Search did it for me. I told everyone that I was on there and we lost. It was the most embarrassing thing in my life. So from that point on, I didn't even tell anyone at school that I had a record deal. Just all of a sudden, one day I was out of school and on their television. And I know they were like, 'Oh my gosh, she sat behind me in algebra.'
Beyonc?: Yeah, I hated my name. I just wanted to blend in. I kept asking, ‘Mama, why is my name Beyonc??’ I used to think it was made up, but it was actually her maiden name.
Beyonc?: (on being compared to Jennifer Lopez) It doesn't annoy me, no, because I respect J-Lo. I like her, I think she's great. And I know that I'm over a decade younger than her, it's so flattering that I'm so young and people are comparing me to someone who has accomplished so much. But I don't think I'm like anyone else and really, I'd rather not be compared to anyone else.
Beyonc?: For me, it's about the way I carry myself and the way I treat other people. My relationship and how I feel about God and what He does for me, is something deeply personal. It's where I came from, my family, I was brought up in a religious household and that's very important to me. But I understand the mentality of people. I know that people judge others based on certain things. I know how celebrities really are. I've done it too. You meet people - rock stars, rappers, whoever - who you have seen on television and you go into their homes and they are regular people, just like everyone else.
Beyonc?: (on the song "Bootylicious") I wrote that because, at the time, I'd gained some weight and the pressure that people put you under, the pressure to be thin, is unbelievable. I was just 18 and you shouldn't be thinking about that. You should be thinking about building up your character and having fun and the song was just telling everyone just forget what people are saying, you're bootylicious. That's all. It's a celebration of curves and a celebration of women's bodies.
Beyonc?: I don't see myself as a brand, a brand sounds fake, I am real.
Beyonc?: There is always a lot of stress when you're making a new album, that's why there were only very few people who knew that i was working on B-Day. Not even my father knew anything about it!
Beyonc?: (on collecting art) I figured I needed to invest in something and I really love art. I don't buy cars. The first check I got when I was 16, I bought a car and I haven't bought a car since. I don't buy jewelry. I bought a really big diamond ring when I was 16, wore it and everyone said I was engaged, so I was like, 'I can't even wear it.' I haven't bought anything else since. I really am kinda cheap.
Beyonc?: I'm not one of those girls who has always dreamed of getting married. I'd like to get married one day, but I'm only 24. I'm in no rush. If it happens, it happens.
Beyonc?: I feel a lot older than 25, to be honest. I feel like an old woman, like I’ve been around a long time, not in a physical way, but spiritually.
Beyonc?: (on comments that there‘s a lot of anger on the album "B-Day") I actually scream on the album and I don’t scream very often. People will be surprised, but they’ll also relate because everyone feels like screaming every now and again.
Beyonc?: It's frustrating, because sometimes, when you are attractive, people don't acknowledge that you are talented as well. I mean, I'm a songwriter, I'm a producer, I have a strong voice, I'm a dynamic performer.
Beyonc?: (Telling TV Week about starving herself to lose weight) It was so difficult. I was starving for six months, but I made it through. I literally fasted. A drink gave me the vitamins I needed and I didn’t eat for 14 days and then I just drank protein shakes. It was hard and I felt weak, but I did it. It's not healthy but it was necessary.
Beyonc? was the first non-Hispanic person to make People en Espa?ol’s list of the 50 Most Beautiful Latinos. In 2007, the list was expanded to 51 and honored her for her interest in Hispanic culture and music.
British singer Des’ree sued Beyonc? because she claims the pop star never got the rights to use the song Des’ree wrote. Des’ree was seeking $150,000 in damages for the song that appears on B’Day: Deluxe Edition. Because of this, Beyonc? decided to withdraw the album from stores because she couldn't correct the song title.
Beyonc? won Favorite Female Singer and Favorite Song for Irreplaceable at the 2007 Kids' Choice Awards.
Beyonc? is allergic to perfume.
Since Beyonc? missed getting an Oscar nomination for Best Song for Listen from Dreamgirls, songwriter Scott Cutler said that if he were to win the award for Best Song, he’d split it with the singer because she was such a big help with the song.
Beyonc? appeared on the cover of 2007’s Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition magazine wearing a yellow and pink bikini. Bee will be the first non-model/athlete to appear on the cover of the magazine. She is on the cover because the magazine has a music theme.
Beyonc? was named The Most Desirable Woman Of 2007 by AskMen.com. The website asked voters to consider qualities for the women, which included sex appeal and beauty, intelligence, humour, charisma and ambition.
Beyonc? gained quite a bit of attention, and a few jokes as well, for singing three of the five Oscar nominated songs at the 2005 Academy Awards, which were Believe, a duet with Josh Groban, from Polar Express, Look To Your Path from Les Choristes (The Chorus), and Learn To Be Lonely from The Phantom Of The Opera.
Beyonc? and her mother Tina have their own fashion line, called House Of Dereon.
Beyonc?’s Ring the Alarm was named the 9th most annoying pop song of 2006.
Beyonc? has bought a white dress after she saw the blue Guy Laroche dress worn by Hilary Swank when she won an Oscar for Million Dollar Baby in a shop window and fell in love with it. Beyonc? rushed back to the New York store the next day and bought the dress in white without even trying it on.
Beyonc?’s song Irreplaceable was influenced by her character Deena Jones in the movie Dreamgirls.
Beyonc? was ranked as the 7th biggest entertainer of 2006 by EW magazine.
Beyonc? once appeared on "Star Search" in 1983.
One of Beyonc?'s trademarks is big, heavy earrings.
Beyonc? has a younger sister Solange, who is five years her junior.
Beyonc?'s father Matthew Knowles served as the manager for Destiny's Child.
Beyonc? ranked at #3 in Maxim's Hottest 100 of 2002."
Beyonc? has contributed a word to the dictionary: bootylicious.
Beyonc?'s name is actually her mother's maiden name.
In 2001, Beyonc? became the first African-American woman to win the ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award.
Beyonc? is a fan of Middle Eastern music and dance.
Beyonc?'s height is about 5'7".
Beyonc? won the award for World's Best R+B Artist at the 2006 World Music Awards.
Beyonc? collects African-American art.
Beyonc? was sued by a man who claims she breached a contract and didn’t pay him enough for brokering the launch of the House Of Dereon, which is her clothing line. The lawsuit is for $2 million.
Beyonc? starred in the movie adaptation of the hit play "Dreamgirls," also starring Jamie Foxx and Eddie Murphy, which came out December 21, 2006.
Beyonc?'s song Check On It was nominated for and won Best R&B Video for the MTV VMAs 2006.
Beyonc? recorded B'Day in only three weeks.
Beyonc? filmed some of the parts for her video D?j? Vu in Louisiana.
Beyonc? recorded her album newest B’Day in secret because she knew her manager father would interfere with it.
Beyonc?'s song Check On It became her third number one single.
Beyonc? is signed with Sony Music Entertainment.
Beyonc?'s Zodiac Sign is a Virgo.
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