Top 150 Jill Scott Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “I could float in the pool for hours, just letting the water carry me.”

— Jill Scott

102. “Sometimes I feel like a Buddhist and I need to chant; sometimes a Baptist and I need to holler and shout; and sometimes I need to be a Catholic and need to purge my sins and confess. It just depends on where I am.”

— Jill Scott

103. “The highs, the lows, the peaks, the valleys, whatever, it’s all going to go into the art, whether I’m singing or acting or whatever.”

— Jill Scott

104. “The artists who stand out to me have a passion for what they do. There are a lot of people who can sing. It’s just like when you go to church and people are singing because it sounds good, not because it feels good. There’s a difference.”

— Jill Scott

105. “My grill is intended to be discreet. It’s there because I enjoy jewelry.”

— Jill Scott

106. “I think what irks me is that I feel like women are really being compartmentalized physically, and it’s been done so much that now we’re doing it to ourselves. I don’t like it.”

— Jill Scott

107. “Africa doesn’t leap on you immediately; it seeps slowly, and it’s incredibly important to be respectful and humble there.”

— Jill Scott

108. “As slavery died for the greater good of America, and the movement for equality sputtered to life, the white woman was on the cover of every American magazine. She was the dazzling jewel on every movie screen, the glory of every commercial and television show.”

— Jill Scott

109. “I love foods that start in my cheeks and then vibrate up.”

— Jill Scott

110. “I’m a secret interior decorator. There’s a mural on my dining room wall of the railroad tracks at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. I love having my hometown with me out here in California.”

— Jill Scott

111. “It excites me when a person puts their whole self in a song or rhyme, or instrument. It fills me.”

— Jill Scott

112. “I defy any woman who is pregnant and trying to concentrate really hard not to feel distracted.”

— Jill Scott

113. “When I get onstage, I automatically feel beautiful.”

— Jill Scott

114. “I don’t necessarily think of myself as a feminist, but I’m a whole person.”

— Jill Scott

115. “When I got my success, I became decadent for a while. This was 2003 to 2008. I fell for tiramisu really hard. I’ve become more moderate since, because African-Americans are prone to diabetes.”

— Jill Scott

116. “Once I started looking for a record deal, I had a trainer. And the trainer told me that I would never sell a record if I didn’t lose weight.”

— Jill Scott

117. “My intention is to make music that you can enjoy at all times.”

— Jill Scott

118. “When Jett puts my face in his hands and tells me, ‘Mommy you’re so pretty’ or smells me, it’s so wonderful.”

— Jill Scott

119. “Music shouldn’t be a chore or feel like any kind of burden.”

— Jill Scott

120. “Balancing is hard. I’ve lost roles that I really wanted because I had set up a tour. I cancelled tours to do roles before. But I have to find the time to make that up to my audience. I made a commitment to them.”

— Jill Scott

121. “I was conceived after doctors told my mother she’d never have children. I’m a miracle – we all are.”

— Jill Scott

122. “I think all any artist or person wants to do is grow spiritually, emotionally, professionally and mentally.”

— Jill Scott

123. “I’m going to be a strict mum. I know that love is the most important thing – you’ve got to have lots of kisses and cuddles – but you also need to mix it with discipline or you’ll be in a heap of trouble.”

— Jill Scott

124. “I never expected the White House to be warm, and the artwork on the walls was extraordinary. I am a fan of the Louvre, but being there it was almost just as good.”

— Jill Scott

125. “Everybody is supposed to be a part of their own community.”

— Jill Scott

126. “I want to continue growing as an actress. There are ways that I can reach quicker, or deeper, with acting.”

— Jill Scott

127. “I’m a girl who enjoys a great meal with great friends, so I’m not really that concerned about weight loss.”

— Jill Scott

128. “All I have to do is be me on stage. But acting, I have to be someone else, and walk how they would walk and blink how they would blink. I used to talk about it bad like, ‘Aw man, that person made $10 million a movie?’ But now I understand why they do. I get it now.”

— Jill Scott

129. “A lot of the girls I grew up with were pregnant by the time they were 16. I just was lucky.”

— Jill Scott

130. “I don’t rhyme right now, but I may ten years from now.”

— Jill Scott

131. “I’m the girl that waits for the director to say, ‘I like that,’ or ‘Can you boost it up?,’ or ‘Can you pull it down?’ I’m that kind of actor. I started in theater, so that’s the feedback that I’m accustomed to. It’s the feedback that I really thrive off of.”

— Jill Scott

132. “The best gift I was ever given was the arts. My mum gave me those on a silver platter. Growing up, her and my grandmother would take me to ballets, classical concerts, even smoky jazz clubs I wasn’t supposed to be in!”

— Jill Scott

133. “When I write a song, I tap into the emotion and the feeling and then I use the emotion to write the words. It’s the opposite when I act. I use the words and tap into the emotion.”

— Jill Scott

134. “I’m a method actor as well as a method singer.”

— Jill Scott

135. “Lately I’ve been going to all these high schools talking to the students, answering their questions, listening to what they have to say. It has been an incredible journey to be around them and try to give them what my mother gave me.”

— Jill Scott

136. “All you ever really want is a great character and great writing. As an actor, that’s the juiciest sandwich you could ever ask for.”

— Jill Scott

137. “When I sing, I have to live in that moment, so my audience can feel that. That is my reason for doing art.”

— Jill Scott

138. “I believe the relationship you have with your government is not so different to a love relationship.”

— Jill Scott

139. “For a writer it’s a dream to sit and watch people as close as possible.”

— Jill Scott

140. “I would say for every successful black woman in America or in the world, really, it’s difficult to be the head of the household, financially. It is for the man in your life. It can be very hard for them. And there’s a delicate balance. I’m not quite sure I know what that balance is just yet.”

— Jill Scott

141. “African people worldwide are known to be welcoming and open-minded.”

— Jill Scott

142. “I panicked when my son, Jett, stopped eating baby food. He’s only two, but his food vocabulary is fantastic. He likes my baked tilapia and string beans with chopped garlic. But he really likes pizza. Sometimes every inanimate object to him is pizza.”

— Jill Scott

143. “When I was 12, I wrote a list of things to do before I died. ‘Own a Picasso’ was one of those things.”

— Jill Scott

144. “All man-made religions are limited. I go my own way.”

— Jill Scott

145. “When I first became famous, I didn’t know if I could go where I wanted to because I didn’t know how people were going to act. Some folks would scream and holler, and I didn’t know what to do with that.”

— Jill Scott

146. “I’ve always enjoyed shows like ‘The X-Files,’ where you’re on the edge of your seat and you’re so invested in these characters.”

— Jill Scott

147. “When you get a jean for a larger girl, you have to have them tailored for you. Tailoring is indeed everything.”

— Jill Scott

148. “I’m going to do as much as I can with this life, and then I’m going to make sure to take some time off and be simple and ride my bike and hang out with friends.”

— Jill Scott

149. “I have been training since 8th grade, but it has to do with listening, more than practice.”

— Jill Scott

150. “Sometimes, for principle, your gonna have to kick some ass.”

— Jill Scott