Tina Knowles Quotes

My parents got me a sewing machine for Christmas during my senior year of high school. I made three pieces of clothing and had a fashion show at the end of the year, where we had to wear the clothes that we made. I took it to a whole new level; I made all my friends clothes.

I did three musicals in high school.

I'll always have acting. But then if I had to choose something else it'd probably be singing or dancing - if I had to. Or maybe, like, designer, like sketching designs.

Singing is and always will be a part of my life.

I love to sing. It's the easiest thing for me to do.

I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.

I've always wanted to be an actress as well as a fashion designer.

A couple of friends and I started a sketch comedy group when we were teenagers, just for fun and to start creating stuff. It was a blast.

There are only three things I can do - make a dress, decorate a house, and entertain people.

My first vocation was dance.

I love fashion, I'm actually a pretty talented seamstress, so I can make stuff for myself, but that's really time-consuming.

Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing.

I was a musical theatre kid, which meant you could always find me singing or dancing in the halls with at least four other people.

In high school, I was lucky enough to have a big group of girlfriends that have really inspired a lot of the stories in my books. I'm still close with my friends from that time, so it's never very hard to put myself back into that place, that voice.

Singing was my first passion. Whenever I sing, I'm always so happy.

I like 'Glee' because I love all the singing. It's like an hour-long music video. Those kids are so talented, and I love 'The Glee Project'.

I'd like to direct more operas.

Singing is my passion, regardless of anything else that I've ever done. That's the one thing that no one can ever take away from me is my voice, and that is what I really want to do.

I loved high school. I had the best high school experience of all time. I know that's not a common feeling, but it's the best. You're like, you know, 14 and expressing yourself on a daily basis creatively? That's pretty incredible.

I've been interested in art and fashion for as long as I can remember because they are so visual. I am fascinated by the idea of visual creation from the ground up, which is a challenge in ballet when the audience has seen every show of yours, every other principal that you've shared a role with, and every different production.

There are a lot of artists that I love, and I think they're really talented, and they're good dancers as well. I've always wished that I could combine that.

Dance is certainly a sport, and they are phenomenal athletes, and they're also artists.

I think people in theater are pretty open-minded and objective about the talent and what they can bring to the story they want to tell.

I love singing as much as I love acting.

If I hadn't decided to be a fashion designer, I would have loved to be a Broadway showgirl or a Rockette!