But I grew up in a place where everybody had big families and people worked more than one job and stuff like that.
But I just feel like I'm using whatever emotions I have when I'm singing or performing, and that's not a bad thing - as long as I am mindful of them.
Criticism, even when you try to ignore it, can hurt. I have cried over many articles written about me, but I move on and I don't hold on to that .
I don't judge people by their sexual orientation or the color of their skin, so I find it really hard to identify someone by saying that they're a gay person or a black person or a Jewish person.
I don't like to have too many makeup artists around, so I always like to do my own.
I have my offices in New York and Connecticut. I have a wonderful old property in Connecticut. It's like a healing place to me.
I have three girls, and I say the same thing to them. I'm not involved in their careers because I've learned that it's important for them to stand on their own two feet. They'll feel better and prouder of themselves if they do.
I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really none of their business.
I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I'm not afraid to talk money.
I majored in fashion design in school, and I have always wanted to design my own line of clothing, jewelry, and stuff like that; so this was just a step for me in that direction.
I really, deeply believe that dreams do come true. Often, they might not come when you want them. They come in their own time.
I think a responsibility comes with notoriety, but I never think of it as power. It's more like something you hold, like grains of sand. If you keep your hand closed, you can have it and possess it, but if you open your fingers in any way, you can lose it just as quickly.
I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what's going on in my life.
I was brought up in this part of Detroit that they used to call the ghetto.
I was looking at making a shift in my career. I've been so blessed I'd like to be able to give that back. If I could find young artists, young performers I can nurture to have a career I would really like that.
I'm a parent, and I try to take care of my health and keep my life in order. In the last few years I've really had to decide what's important to me, and it seems to me that my family and my health are top on the list. And those have nothing to do with show business.
I'm not really a songwriter - I'm an interpreter. So in a sense I am an actress first and foremost. I act out the songs, and I lead with my heart.
I've spent a lot of time on makeup in my life because I'm always in front of the mirror, getting ready for shows and performances.
If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.
Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then.
It's the first time I have returned to my roots - like going back to be a trio. The fans really wanted me to go back on stage and do the Supremes music, so I went about trying to make it happen. We'll go on tour in the summer.
Just because I have my standards they think I'm a bitch.
My family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy.
My father worked hard, but we were still very poor; and I didn't want anybody arguing about money, so I became the entertainer - the one who wanted everyone to be happy. I didn't want there to be any problems.
My husband, who is Norwegian, was involved in this very posh club, and they kicked him out because he married me.
My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunites.
So I'm not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I'm happy that I have them; I think it's good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger.
The eyes, in particular, are really something I have always focused on because they are the windows to the soul.
They tell me that it will be hard to find a man strong enough to love my own strength and independence, and not worry about being Mr. Diana Ross, but I disagree. I know absolutely that that man is somewhere out there.
Wealth has a lot to do with health, and as I get older and wiser, I just realize how important your health is every day.
Well, even though she had six kids, my mother really believed I could achieve whatever I set out to do. Maybe it was my vitality or something.
When we first began, we didn't have any hits.
With the Supremes I made so much money so fast all I wanted to do was buy clothes and pretty things. Now I'm comfortable with money and it's comfortable with me.
Years ago I wanted to buy an apartment in New York City. I was a single female - I had gone through my divorce - I had three children, I was in show business and black. It was, like, impossible.
You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.
You know, hurting your voice from singing is very different from hurting your voice because you're stressed out.
You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.
You see, I've never really studied acting.
Diana held a concert in Central Park, the proceeds of which were to go towards a playground in her name. 15 minutes into her show, which was being filmed live for Showtime cable television, it began to rain. Diana urged the audience of 300,000 to safely exit the arena, and return the following day. The following day, over 500,000 came back for one of the largest free concerts in the history of Central Park. The second show caused a problem for Mayor Ed Koch, who objected to the expenseof the 2nd show. To settle, Diana wrote a personal check for $250,000 to recover the remaining costs. The playground was erected 3 years later.
Diana publicly dated actor Ryan O'Neal and KISS frontman Gene Simmons before she married Norwegian business tycoon Arne Naess Jr., in October of 1985. After a long distance marriage, Naess announced he was leaving her, their divorce was finalized in February of 2000.
Diana was nominated for both the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for her 'Best Actress' in Lady Sings The Blues. She won the Golden Globe Award for 'Best Newcomer' but lost the Acacademy Award to her friend Liza Minnelli for her role in Cabaret.
Diana had problems selling records with RCA in the latter half of the 1980s. By 1989 she went back to Motown, and by 1993 she was becoming more of a pop artist.
Diana's second album with RCA was released in October of 1982, Silk Electric. It featured the top ten hit 'Muscles', which was written and produced by good friend Michael Jackson.
Diana scored the biggest hit of her musical career with yet another movie theme, 'Endless Love', a duet with Lionel Richie. This was her last big hit with Motown Records, after more than 20 years, she left and joined RCA Records in 1981.
Diana branched into acting, starting with a starring role in the 1972 film biography of jazz legend Billie Holiday, Lady Sings The Blues. The soundtrack was #1 on the Billboard charts, and the film was nominated for an Academy Award.
Diana soon became the focal point of the group, and she was moved to the front and branded the lead singer. Then in 1967, they changed their name from 'The Primettes' to 'Diana Ross and The Supremes'.
Diana says she would love to give Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera singing lessons. Diana is very impressed by the current crop of female singers and insists she would be happy to give up her time to educate any of them privately.
Her parents names are Fred and Ernestine Ross.
She was named 'The Female Entertainer of the Century' by Billboard magazine in 1976.
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