Monica
Monica
R&B recording artist who sang at the 1996 Olympics at age fifteen and sang "Don't Take It Personal" and "Before You Walk Out of My Life."
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth24 October 1980
CountryUnited States of America
tennis ifs
Tennis has to become everything to you if you're going to make it to the top. You have to live it.
lying coping-mechanisms survival
Lying is not only a defense mechanism; it's also a coping mechanism and a survival technique.
self rejection doubt
Actors are no strangers to self-doubt, fear, and rejection.
race blurry
Race, to me, is a very blurry thing.
loyalty drama commitment
The love, support, and respect the members of the theater community have for one another is unparalleled. Say what you want about us wacky drama-types, but one thing that makes our business special is our loyalty, our fierce commitment to one another, and our mutual respect.
girlfriend lying sweaters
Little white lies are part of everyday life. If youre in court being charged with a felony, youre probably going to be tempted to lie. Or if your girlfriend asks you if the sweater she is wearing makes her look fat; youre going to lie because you love that person. There are different reasons and justifications to lie; its human nature.
parent taught one-thing
One thing my parents always taught me was to maximize my options.
growing-up school voice
Sometimes, growing up, I tried to be very Latina; I would change my voice... experiment with my hair a lot, trying to figure out who I was in a primarily white school.
art school piano
I was always involved in the arts from a young age. I started studying classical piano at age four as a student of the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music.
dream brother directors
Obviously I would love to work with all these great directors like the Coen Brothers, Tarantino. Robert Rodriguez is a dream director of mine.
i-dont-care gay thinking
I read that a lot of people think Im gay. I dont care. My boyfriend and I are not really phased by what people say.
sky red looks
If you tell me that the sky is red, I will look up.
gay bisexual epidemics
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender teens are bullied and ostracized in epidemic proportions. It's disgusting, and it must change.
jobs character best-job
I'm not saying you need to become a spokesperson for every cause your character goes through, but it's important to absolutely do the best job we can in portraying a disease, and all the crap that goes with it.