Whitney Houston

I would stay in my room for days, for days at times, just trying to get it together, to know what my next phase was going to be.

I'm not crazy about arenas just because I can sell them out. It doesn't do anything for my ego at all. I want to play places where people don't have to sit in the nosebleed seats and wonder what the hell is going on.

I've always been a thin girl. I'm not going to be fat, ever. Let's get that straight. Whitney is not going to be fat, ever. Okay?

When I decided to be a singer, my mother warned me I'd be alone a lot. Basically we all are.

Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.

I think over the years, being a mother, I've matured in so many ways.

I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems.

I like being a woman, even in a man's world. After all, men can't wear dresses, but we can wear the pants.

I have a mother that's very strong and family that surround me and constantly tell me they love me.

I love to sing, but it's just not fun anymore.

What's in your soul is in your soul.

From the beginning, the camera and I were great friends. It loves me, and I love it.