Top 100 Janet Jackson Quotes (2026 Update)
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51. “Another side to me is this very sexual being. When I look back on my life, it’s always been there. It’s been there since I was 10 years old, having the imagination that I had.”

— Janet Jackson

52. “All those songs reflect all the people that live within me.”

— Janet Jackson

53. “I can’t believe people got so upset at the sight of a single breast! America is so parochial, I may just have to move to Europe where people are more mature about things like that!”

— Janet Jackson

54. “I feel most people’s sexuality is enormously complicated. That’s what it means to be human. Wouldn’t it be great if we honored that complexity rather than turn it into gossip or ridicule? Wouldn’t it be great if we accepted sexual diversity, in ourselves and others, without condemning it?”

— Janet Jackson

55. “I have no clue why, but maybe sometimes when there’s someone you don’t hear from, it’s the person you want to hear from the most.”

— Janet Jackson

56. “No word is absolutely wrong or dirty or insulting. It all depends upon context and intention.”

— Janet Jackson

57. “By age seven, I used to comb my hair for performances, just pull my hair up into a bun. Granted, it wasn’t a very intricate hairstyle. Still, to be that responsible and disciplined at age seven is unusual.”

— Janet Jackson

58. “I have a very strong family.”

— Janet Jackson

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59. “I’m happy with the people that I have around me. And they’ve been friends of mine since I was young, for a very long time.”

— Janet Jackson

60. “To be given permission to be confused – and remain confused – for as long as it takes would have been a huge gift.”

— Janet Jackson

61. “I like myself a lot more than I used to. I had a very difficult time in my twenties especially. It was hard for me to look in the mirror and find something that I liked about myself.”

— Janet Jackson

62. “Ever since I was little, I loved to eat. I started eating when I wasn’t hungry. My weight has always been up and down.”

— Janet Jackson

63. “If I wasn’t singing, I’d probably be, probably an accountant.”

— Janet Jackson

64. “I just want you inside, baby, we don’t need to talk about promises.”

— Janet Jackson

65. “Recording is more autobiographical than acting. It’s me – either how I’m feeling then or once felt at some point in my life. It’s all me.”

— Janet Jackson

66. “To have someone to relate to and hopefully enjoy the music and get a positive message out of it, to make the best music that we possibly could, those were the goals.”

— Janet Jackson

67. “When I finally make up my mind that I want to do something, it’s never been hard for me to do.”

— Janet Jackson

68. “My brothers were gone on tour a lot, and I would miss them so much.”

— Janet Jackson

69. “My first crush was Barry Manilow. He performed on TV and I taped it. When no was around I’d kiss the screen.”

— Janet Jackson

70. “There’s other things I’d like to do. I probably won’t tour for a very, very long time. It’s something that you feel inside and that’s the way I’ve been looking at everything.”

— Janet Jackson

71. “That’s always – that’s been another dream of mine, to do a Broadway play. An award winning Broadway play.”

— Janet Jackson

72. “You get used to working with one choreographer. You kind of get stuck in that vein and you work your way out of it, picking up someone else’s style, their flavor. It takes a bit of time.”

— Janet Jackson

73. “There are people that regardless of what it is, if it’s something that’s stressful, whatever it may be, they don’t eat, they lose a lot of weight, a divorce, they get real thin. I’m the opposite.”

— Janet Jackson

74. “I can be an emotional eater.”

— Janet Jackson

75. “When I’m feeling down on myself or not feeling good about who I am, or maybe something happened and I’m feeling depressed, I eat to fill that void. Afterwards I’ll beat myself up about it. I regret doing it, but I’ll turn around and do it again.”

— Janet Jackson

76. “Damita Jo. Jo. That’s my middle name. It’s let in about the different characters that live within me. They say we have 200 characters that we portray with different people.”

— Janet Jackson

77. “Self-expression is my goal, I want to be real with my feelings. Singing and dancing and all the joy that goes with performing come from my heart. If I can’t feel it, I won’t do it.”

— Janet Jackson

78. “I would hope my legacy would be bringing smiles to faces. Happiness with my music.”

— Janet Jackson

79. “As a child, I had to get up early for school or work. I’d get ready by myself. I’d set my alarm to wake me up very early in the morning, and be off to work, the family driver driving me every morning. I did it alone, my parents never coming in to wake me up.”

— Janet Jackson

80. “It’s two people that are in love with one another. What’s the issue?”

— Janet Jackson

81. “I always get bored with my hair. That’s why I would always change it throughout my career.”

— Janet Jackson

82. “Competition is great. And as long as it’s friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it’s cool.”

— Janet Jackson

83. “In 1977, at age ten, I was cast on the TV sitcom ‘Good Times.’ My character was Penny, an abused child in desperate need of love. I really didn’t want to do the show. I didn’t want to be away from my family.”

— Janet Jackson

84. “I wanted to be on my own and get out of the house. We were the kind of kids that – we – obeyed our parents. If they said no, you don’t ask why.”

— Janet Jackson

85. “I am the baby in the family, and I always will be. I am actually very happy to have that position. But I still get teased. I don’t mind that.”

— Janet Jackson

86. “Food has always brought me comfort and the bingeing is triggered when I’m in a space that is not positive.”

— Janet Jackson

87. “We’re all driven to premieres or nightclubs and seen the rope separating those who can enter and those who can’t. Well, there’s also velvet rope we have inside of us, keeping others from knowing our feelings.”

— Janet Jackson

88. “I was very independent growing up, but there were things that were bothering me that I never told anybody. I would talk to our animals at home.”

— Janet Jackson

89. “I truly felt that was going to be my last tour. So here we are again and I’m saying this will probably be my last tour. That’s truly the way I’m looking at it.”

— Janet Jackson

90. “Touring is very grueling. It’s very taxing on the body and living out of your suitcase, going from city to city, night after night. It’s a tough job.”

— Janet Jackson

91. “I’m a true believer in prayer, a big believer in prayer.”

— Janet Jackson

92. “I wanted to talk about my life. There is so much. I was 18 when I made the record, and I had a lot to say.”

— Janet Jackson

93. “It has taken me most of my adult life to come to terms with who I am. To do that, I had to break free of attitudes that brought me down.”

— Janet Jackson

94. “What I love about Gaga is her story, where she came from. Before she made it, before anyone knew who she was, I knew who she was and, to see her finally make it, I was so happy. If we were to work together that would be cool.”

— Janet Jackson

95. “There are artists, true performers that have come before me who have been a big inspiration to me. I hope I do the same for others.”

— Janet Jackson

96. “I was raised with a ton of brothers and sisters where, obviously, the music running in and out of the house was very eclectic. So, I had a lot under my belt by the time I grew up. It all depends upon the mood that I’m in, the space that I’m in and what I’m feeling at that moment. But definitely!”

— Janet Jackson

97. “I think it’s great if a guy has a good sized package.”

— Janet Jackson

98. “I would love to. A dream of mine is to produce films, as well as to produce content for television.”

— Janet Jackson

99. “I’m no expert. I have no psychic powers, and I sure don’t possess any secret wisdom. I’m just Janet. I have strengths, weaknesses, fears, happiness, sadness. I experience joy and I experience pain. I’m highly emotional. I’m very vulnerable.”

— Janet Jackson

100. “I’ve never been one for keeping a journal, so my songs were my journals. They allowed me to express my feelings and let people know what was going on with me. I knew that somebody would relate.”

— Janet Jackson