Raven Symone Quotes

Raven Symone shares witty, music-filled reflections on humor and communication.

62 quotes

  1. 'My fans know I love my cheese grits with shrimp, and I'm not giving them up to be a size 2. They know I wear a weave to make my hair look right and I don't always look glamorous all the time. I don't even worry about that type of stuff that much. You're not going to see me with clothes that just let everything hang out. And it's not because of my size, but because it's just not me.'

  2. 'I love to sing. With this album, I'm just trying to be who I really am. This is my time.'

  3. 'Though acting came first, I love to sing,'

  4. 'I didn't want to be limited to just one genre.'

  5. 'I asked the label executives, 'Why can't I sing everything?''

  6. 'I've always written poetry but never had the courage to really express myself until now.'

  7. 'It's not necessary to flaunt your body or talk nasty'

  8. 'If you just give a look or a hand gesture, you can catch whoever you want to catch. Your personality, the way you portray yourself, what you say, being intelligent; that's what 'Mystify' is about.'

  9. 'With my earlier albums, I was too young to understand that the writing is the most important part of expressing yourself. With this album I get the chance to express what I have to say.'

  10. Ya lil' nasty!

  11. Wait... I think I'm Getting Something!

  12. Loca, Get The Stuff!

  13. And Chelsea, that would be bringing it up!

  14. Chelsea... Chelsea... Your Foot!

  15. Oh Snap!

  16. I'm Okay!

  17. [in Russian accent] Oh snapski.

  18. No, Chels, you have to overstretch it because when you let go, it's gonna snap back into shape. OK, let go!

  19. Thanks for the newsflash, Chels.

  20. [throws bookbag to Eddie] Heads up.

  21. [while making wig for 70s night] You know 'cause he ditched us. And all the girls

  22. HUSH!...ski? Hushski, Hushhushski, that is my dog. He is a Siberian Polar Poodle.

  23. While I guess it's time for me to go around the cornerrr!

  24. [talking to Loca and Muffy] No, I wanted to get rid of you!

  25. Okay, for the next 20 minutes, that office, is mine.

  26. That's not my heart, Chels, somebody is throwing a ball against my...face. You stay right there, you little nasty! [goes downstairs to give ball back to Sierra]

  27. You know, I'm sorry I've been acting weird lately. I just want you to know I'm a kind, loving, completely normal...[has a vision]...oh snap, you little nasty!

  28. [to Sierra] Thanks, you're not so bad of a nasty yourself.

  29. Yeah, and my foot is like a pendulum. It will keep SWINGING!

  30. You're Stone Cold Busted!

  31. [to Donna Cabonna] YES, 24-7!

  32. True, true. I didn't like you when you walked in the door. 'WACKA WACKA WACKA!'

  33. [just cheated on HOOK UP MY SPACE! and camera just zoomed in on Raven] Hey, America, How yall doin'.

  34. Yes, I do. It's time to HOOK UP MY SPACE!

  35. Now that is ridiculous. I mean, who would watch a show about a teen psychic?

  36. I saw the future and it was HUGE! It was like attack of the giant booties. I'm talking about a lotta junk in the trunk comin'

  37. HEY! Are yall spying on my dream? I'm angry, I'm awake, and I'm coming to getcha!

  38. Scratching on the turntables! I mean, Whiskers was like 'mickehmickehmeowmickehmickehmeow!'

  39. Let's get to work, Biscuithead.

  40. So I have these occasional visions that may or may not come true. [to Nikki Logan]

  41. Turkey leg or turkey leg...where for out though turkey leg (takes bite) In my stomache turkey leg

  42. Did you just through this blanket in me when i was just sittin' here chillin'?

  43. I used to breed poodles. I liked them because they were fluffy and so cute - and honestly, they make a lot of money when you sell them!

  44. I'm very fortunate to have parents who have kept me grounded, so I hopefully won't end up in a bad situation when I grow up.

  45. I'm not perfect. This is how I was raised. If I wasn't in the industry, I'd be the same person.

  46. I love to see the smiles on people's faces when you cook for them. I love to go to different restaurants. I want to cook because I know this acting isn't going to last forever, and I want something to fall back on. It's another way to make people smile.

  47. I'm not one for a public display of my life.

  48. I'm definitely addicted to purses.

  49. Everybody takes breaks, and I decided to take mine. I wanted a chance to wake up at two in the afternoon and not be a subject of entertainment. I wanted to be a human being. At certain times and certain years, I felt like the Energizer bunny. That gets old very quickly.

  50. I think our society is all about judgment, which is so rude and disrespectful.

  51. I never said I wasn’t Black… I want to make that very clear. I said, I am not African-American. I never expected my personal beliefs and comments to spark such emotion in people. I think it is only positive when we can openly discuss race and being labeled in America.

  52. I'm an American; I'm not an African-American. I'm an American.

  53. My parents are my role models. I also love Halle Berry, Robert DeNiro, Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Tom Cruise and Jennifer Lopez. When I see their work, I get engulfed in it. They really capture me.

  54. I've definitely had obstacles in my career - my whole entire career - to stay a certain weight, to get smaller than I have been, but I look at my family, I look at where I come from and that's not really in our genes.

  55. It's important for young people to know that they are made the way they are made and they're beautiful and that's how they're supposed to be.

  56. I have a responsibility to not look crazy in public. I don't want to be the person where later in life when I have kids, to say, 'Don't do this' and my kids go, 'But Mom, you did it.'

  57. There is always something new to learn. There is always something new that I am learning and I wanna share it with the world.

  58. I believe you should be comfortable in your skin no matter what you go through - emotionally or whatever - as long as youre healthy.

  59. I went to public school, elementary through high school. I went to homecoming, to football games, pep rallies, I got detention, I got an F. I've done it all.

  60. Know that you were made [the way you are] for a reason.

  61. Be very professional because it will get you a lot further. You have to treat people with the same respect whether they're signing your checks or cleaning up after you.

  62. The way we function in society - it doesn't make sense sometimes because it's all based on how you look and then how badly you should feel after you eat the food we just advertised. And then when someone in the public eye goes up or down, it's like a major moment.