I knew at a very young age this was what I wanted to do. I started singing at six so I knew by the time I was eight. - Aaliyah

When I went to shoot the film I was very nervous. I kept telling myself, "This is it. This is what you've wanted, this is the real deal. Now you've gotta do your thing. You've gotta put all of you in this and hopefully they'll like you." And for people to say it's impressive and "You're so natural", I mean, it's the best feeling in the world. I feel like hard work, you know, payed off.

Playing off of people that great was great for me.

There's a dark side to me that comes out in everything I do.