“I enjoy being happy every day, and hopefully you can hear my happiness in my music. Life is beautiful.”
― Christina Milian
“My favorite thing about motherhood is the outpouring of love that is non-judgmental and beautiful. My daughter just makes me happy, and she motivates me to be a kid again.”
― Christina Milian
“The will to never give up and to be fearless. That’s what I have.”
― Christina Milian
“Keep the faith; work hard: practice does make you perfect. Do what you can, and meet the right people to make it work.”
― Christina Milian
“Violet is my everything. She’s the sweetest little girl in the whole world. She inspires me. I’m glad that we have such a close relationship because she makes me laugh and shows me how great life can be every day.”
― Christina Milian
“I enjoy my fun time and everything like that but I love what I do.”
― Christina Milian
“But people who do not know me are surprised to see me as a real person I guess.”
― Christina Milian
“I like doing arts and crafts, so I would probably go to one of those fun little ceramic places and go paint some plates and do something fun like that.”
― Christina Milian
“Because I get nervous all the time. It’s weird but I think it’s fun and it’s refreshing. It’s always good to be that way. That keeps me appreciative of everything.”
― Christina Milian
“I’m happy that I took time off to become a mom and raise my daughter properly and build a bond between the two of us.”
― Christina Milian
“My biggest lesson I’ve learned about love is to keep on loving. Love is love; it’s amazing. It’s fine. It hurts. It’s probably one of the best experiences in life.”
― Christina Milian
“I do my best to use all-natural type of products. I find that Perricone has really nice face cream. I find they have good facial products. Whenever I have a pimple, their products clear them up and make my skin nice and clean. Also, Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel-Cream.”
― Christina Milian
“I’m a grown woman. The haters are definitely wrong if they think I care.”
― Christina Milian
“With my first single, ‘AM to PM,’ I was just this cute 18-year-old. But ‘cute’ didn’t get me older roles, and ‘cute’ wasn’t selling records. I wanted people to see that I’d grown up, so I did ‘Dip It Low.’”
― Christina Milian
“I have to have a little bit of time to myself right before whatever it is that I have to do because most of the time I’m sitting in my head convincing myself to calm down, all right, show down.”
― Christina Milian
“I’m up all night, and then next thing you know, it’s the morning, and I’ll sleep, like, three hours. I’m a night owl. I’m usually in the studio at night working, and then I get home, I’m on my phone looking at Instagram pictures and buying stuff.”
― Christina Milian
“’We Are Pop Culture’ is my clothing line for women that started with just T-shirts. The clothing line is urban street wear. It’s for women that feel confident in their own skin and want to express themselves. The whole idea is to play with modern pop culture and previous pop culture using art and sayings.”
― Christina Milian
“Women need each other. Be there for each other, and don’t feel threatened.”
― Christina Milian
“This pro football player once sent me 100 teddy bears, asking me to fly to one of his games and go to dinner. I didn’t do it – it was just too weird.”
― Christina Milian
“Social media has allowed fans and celebrities to really engage and have an organic interaction with each other. Ever since I’ve had the opportunity to use social media, all the way back to the days of chat rooms, I found I was able to really understand what the fans wanted, communicate with them, and share my lifestyle.”
― Christina Milian
“I have a lot of respect for the musical theater plays.”
― Christina Milian
“Growing up, I had an internal struggle with my body because I was really chubby. My sisters were younger, and they were all skinny and all cute. As a teen, I definitely had, like, an extra 30 pounds of weight.”
― Christina Milian
“I’m happiest when I’m with my daughter and I don’t have any distractions with my phone going off.”
― Christina Milian
“Love is what really fuels you, and that goes for relationships with a spouse or with family. Love is a beautiful thing.”
― Christina Milian
“I would love to go to a restaurant on the beach. And that could be in Miami or that could be in Malibu or Bahamas, Mexico.”
― Christina Milian
“The new idea for me now is creativity. I like to express myself.”
― Christina Milian
“Lil Wayne and I are really close. We have a really close, personal relationship, and I really like him a lot. We have a great chemistry.”
― Christina Milian
“I think chatbots are the future of engagement between a fan and a brand or celebrity.”
― Christina Milian
“I’ve always loved Jennifer Lopez, and I think, as an entertainer, she is a great example of a strong woman that is also very levelheaded and cool and produces her own content.”
― Christina Milian
“As a mom, that’s at the forefront of everything in my mind, so I’m always trying to balance, whether it’s bringing Violet to work or, the second I am done working, getting home to her.”
― Christina Milian
“I had a really great performance with Steven Tyler in the movie ‘Be Cool.’ I performed ‘Cryin’,’ so we recorded the song beforehand. But I didn’t get to meet him until I hit the stage with him, and we had a live performance with 30,000 people in the audience, and that was for the movie.”
― Christina Milian
“I do love pears. All types of pears. Not too firm, not too soft; they have to be at the right time of their life.”
― Christina Milian
“The writing process is more… it becomes a case of more like a diary for me. I mean, I write stuff down all day whenever I’m experiencing something that I think would be important for me to look at later on. You know, whether it be for writing lyrics or just for a memory, like, ‘Oh, my gosh, I can’t believe I was feeling that way at that time’.”
― Christina Milian
“There hasn’t been one highlight that stands out… but touring and performing has been great.”
― Christina Milian
“I signed to Def Jam and within two months, I heard that Ja Rule was looking for someone to do a song with.”
― Christina Milian
“I am also a hard worker and people are sometimes surprised to see that as well.”
― Christina Milian
“Also, my mom and family are very important to me and I know that this is not expected.”
― Christina Milian
“I am not greedy, so I would gladly give a song to someone else to sing if it makes more sense.”
― Christina Milian
“I did a theatrical musical, Annie Warbucks, when I was 11. We did a tour and we stopped by Los Angeles.”
― Christina Milian
“Living in Maryland, I saw that the opportunities were far greater in California than back home.”
― Christina Milian
“I felt like a dork growing up so this is shocking.”
― Christina Milian
“I also have two dogs, a Chihuahua and a Yorkshire terrier, so if they like him, that’s a good sign.”
― Christina Milian
“I was living in Maryland and my first week was dreadful. My first week I actually got into a fight at school.”
― Christina Milian
“For one year I did go to Performing Arts School, and I had very weird friends.”
― Christina Milian
“I moved here to California when I was 13 to pursue my acting career.”
― Christina Milian
“It wasn’t until I was about 17 or 18 years old that I got into music.”
― Christina Milian
“I had actually been on tour in Japan and I had my own world tour that I was doing. I was used to doing a show for an hour, so I was always learning choreography.”
― Christina Milian
“When we were doing the cheerleading for this, I was excited about doing it because I always wanted to be a cheerleader. I always wanted to but I didn’t get to because I was working.”
― Christina Milian
“I would love to do some kind of mystery movie, or an action flick, something with that combination.”
― Christina Milian
“I would just love to do something where I’d have to train and work really hard and do one of those types of action movies, which a lot of women are doing now.”
― Christina Milian
“Even in relationships, I don’t get my hopes up or anything, especially not right now because I know I’m young and I’ve got plenty of time later in the future.”
― Christina Milian
“When I meet somebody, I hang out with them, and it’s all good, but I don’t take it too seriously.”
― Christina Milian
“Being in the music business is a totally different industry right there.”
― Christina Milian
“You have to be a strong person to be in music, especially.”
― Christina Milian
“Well, Tommy Lee Jones is a little bit more intimidating. He’s definitely a cowboy. He’s from Texas.”
― Christina Milian
“My advice to someone to follow in my footsteps is to have patience. I’ve been doing this for twelve years.”
― Christina Milian
“The actors I would like to work with are Julia Roberts, just because I’ve admired her work for a long time, well Brad Pitt. I think you know my reasons.”
― Christina Milian
“Even if I don’t have the money to take vocal lessons, I’ll practice in the house by myself singing out loud.”
― Christina Milian
“That’s my fun time so, to me, doing my homework, studying on what I do, watching the movies, listening to music, all that inspires me so I focus a lot on that and practice.”
― Christina Milian
“When I think of the definition of cool and when I look at people, John Travolta is really the definition of cool because, not only is he great in all his movies, but, as a person, he’s just really cool.”
― Christina Milian
“Still, to this day I go back and listen to music that inspires me to write now.”
― Christina Milian
“I have two sisters, so there is the three of us, and we’re very close. We’ve been best friends since I pronounced it when I was ten and they were four and five.”
― Christina Milian
“I go in full with my heart.”
― Christina Milian
“I’m very passionate, and I care about the people that are around me.”
― Christina Milian
“Women, we’re all coming together.”
― Christina Milian
“At 18, I finally came into a relationship with a record label. My family got back on its feet. I was happy.”
― Christina Milian
“I’m here to save someone. I really want to help other people, especially the youth.”
― Christina Milian
“I know that my dad not being in my life made a huge impact on me.”
― Christina Milian
“If there’s an inkling of abuse, I have to move on. Even jealousy – seems cute it first, but if they’re getting in my head, it’s not right for me. It’s okay to be alone. It’s okay to be single. The right thing will come along.”
― Christina Milian
“My mom was a cheerleader and had me as a teenager. I remember her giving me some pom-poms and teaching me how to do some splits when I was 3 or 4.”
― Christina Milian
“I make a great lasagna. I also like making piccadillo. It’s a Cuban dish with ground beef, tomato sauce, garlic and olives served over rice, with plantains. My ex-husband and all my boyfriends love it.”
― Christina Milian
“I have had fear in the past, yes. I’ve learned to fight it. But I still have my moments. I just have to remind myself that fear is all within your mind, and that you’re only holding yourself back when you give in to it. Even fear of success can be scary.”
― Christina Milian
“Staring down the barrel of a gun is the scariest thing you could ever experience. It’s not funny. It’s not for the movies.”
― Christina Milian
“When you have something special, it’s like everybody picks apart words. They’ll pick apart a moment in a picture and take something that’s special and trash it.”
― Christina Milian
“I’m not afraid to blame myself for any of my own faults or just to analyze things in a different way, but I don’t overanalyze, either.”
― Christina Milian
“If you want to page me, It’s OK! I’ve actually had guys tell me they were fans from the ‘Kim Possible’ days. And I’ve met people who still have the ‘Kim Possible’ theme song as their ringtone.”
― Christina Milian
“My real last name is Flores, and Milian is actually my mom’s maiden name. So it’s not made up, which is cool; it runs in the family. And it actually worked out better for my career to have the last name Milian, because Flores kept me in a little box, and no one really associated me with the last name Flores.”
― Christina Milian
“I was definitely a ‘Full House’ fan.”
― Christina Milian
“Working with John Stamos is a ton of fun. He’s just the biggest sweetheart – and he’s just still gorgeous as can be. Such a hottie!”
― Christina Milian
“I’ve been a fan of ‘Rocky Horror’… my mom let me see it at a really early age.”
― Christina Milian
“It takes a big man and a big woman to actually say, like, ‘Okay, I’m in love with you, but I can’t keep forcing it – it’s only pushing us apart’.”
― Christina Milian
“I feel like if you don’t put too much expectations and too much high hopes into things, everything will fall into place.”
― Christina Milian
“The most challenging part of playing Magenta was knowing that there have been so many great Magentas before me, including Patricia Quinn in the original ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’.”
― Christina Milian
“I have always been a multitasker when it comes to my career; I’ve been an actress, a singer and everything because I love to do what I do.”
― Christina Milian
“When its time to go off to work, or work out, I have a great support system: a great nanny and friends who offer to help out whenever they can.”
― Christina Milian
“Even if I am just sleeping with her or just watching cartoons in bed, I know Violet values that. I try to make the most of every moment and just make it special with her, because its what matters to me most.”
― Christina Milian
“There’s nothing better than that feeling of new chemistry when you’re so into someone, and you could care less about what anyone else thinks… and there’s butterflies! It’s a real feeling that people experience.”
― Christina Milian
“I guess NBC must have noticed that one of my main staples is social media. So, when they approached me for ‘The Voice,’ I thought, ‘Why not be the first one to do it?’”
― Christina Milian
“I’m an entertainer, period. But I’d probably have to say my passion is in singing. I’m willing to go broke singing.”
― Christina Milian
“I’ve teamed up with Pine Sol to celebrate the makers of home.”
― Christina Milian
“Once upon a time, the homemaker was just Mom, but now we’ve evolved and come to a place where we’re celebrating grandmas, grandpas, moms, dads – all the people that keep it safe and clean for our kids – and the overall health for ourselves so we can continue to function and do the variety of things we all do.”
― Christina Milian
“I want Violet to be proud of every little thing that is her – her hair, her body. We’re all different, and from early on, I’ve always said she has a very confident personality, and I want her to maintain that.”
― Christina Milian
“I sang the ‘Kim Possible’ song for their cartoon series ‘Kim Possible’.”
― Christina Milian
“I felt like by doing ‘Turned Up,’ it was something for my fans. It would be a great outlet for me to come out musically and really step up my game.”
― Christina Milian
“It takes a lot of work to be a great mother, a great daughter, and a great friend. All those things take effort, and I think, after having my daughter, she opened up this fearlessness within me, and I’m setting an example for her.”
― Christina Milian
“When it comes to my career and investing into myself, I’m going to be very particular and meticulous about how I’m doing things so that I can reach the level of success that I want. I’m also going to take some chances, because who better for me to invest in than myself?”
― Christina Milian
“A great script might come my way, and I could be in the middle of music. So, it’s a huge choice that I have to make – if I’m going to go do a movie or if I’m going to turn it down – because it could be an opportunity that could send my career through the roof, and you never know.”
― Christina Milian
“There are a lot of options when it comes between music and acting. For me, because I’m so passionate about my music career, you have to be extremely passionate when you have opportunities like films and real money actually coming to you compared to with music.”
― Christina Milian
“I have a fan base that goes everywhere from 5 to – I don’t even know what age, but grown adults.”
― Christina Milian
“At the end of the day, I’m Violet’s mom, and I want the best for her.”
― Christina Milian
“I’m not one of those girls who gets with somebody for the jewelry.”
― Christina Milian
“My father’s in the military, so we moved a lot. I was born in Jersey but grew up in Maryland until we moved to L.A. to pursue my acting career. Music came into it after that.”
― Christina Milian
“I was in musical theater when I first started, so there was always both acting and singing. But as far as getting a record deal, that took time. The majority of that time, I was acting.”
― Christina Milian
“My ‘Chili Palmer’ was my mother. Her name is Carmen Milian, and she’s my manager. Before getting into music, we actually educated ourselves, and I went to college for music as a business and learned the business side, and she read a lot of books.”
― Christina Milian
“My mom has gone out of her way in her personal life. She’s been with me on the road. She’s had to deal with people giving her the ‘that’s the mom’ and arguing. Just little things as a businesswoman.”
― Christina Milian
“F. Gary Gray, I think, is one of the best directors I’ve ever worked with in my life, and I’d love to work with him again.”
― Christina Milian
“Janet Jackson – I enjoy her style and her dancing.”
― Christina Milian
“I like a family guy. He must be fun, must like to go out, and has to respect his mom… my family is very important, so it should be likewise for him.”
― Christina Milian
“In the world’s eyes, what they know of me is from the blogs. What they know is from the media.”
― Christina Milian
“’Dip it Low’ is pretty highly requested for me. I get that a lot.”
― Christina Milian
“I don’t like peanut butter and jelly that much.”
― Christina Milian
“I was a Tina Turner fan growing up.”
― Christina Milian
“For the longest, I was slightly naive when it came to the real world. There were a lot of fears I was afraid to conquer that were just holding me back from standing up for myself or taking chances.”
― Christina Milian
“I will always do music, and now – with where the world is going with social media and people dropping stuff for free and doing this and doing that – there’s no excuse.”
― Christina Milian
“I’m doing everything in my power to be a great mother. I wish I could be with her throughout the day, because I’m always working, but I make sure that whether it’s the morning or nighttime, I make it extra special.”
― Christina Milian
“It’s weird what a last name will do. I changed it to ‘Milian,’ and next thing you know, I was working and getting auditions and stuff, and it was crazy.”
― Christina Milian
“Instagram. Pictures. Lots of pictures! I don’t really care to read everyone’s thoughts.”
― Christina Milian
“I’ve always loved ‘Umbrella.’ Funny enough, my ex-husband wrote that, and I’m not saying it was meant for me or anything – people will start twisting this – it is Rihanna’s song! But I’ve always loved it.”
― Christina Milian
“I would love to do an indie film, as I’ve grown to have a more serious side.”
― Christina Milian
“’Shelby Star’ is going great. We shot a music video, and I’m building an app and some other things for the project.”
― Christina Milian
“From singing to acting to songwriting to mom to fashion designer! It’s been quite an evolution.”
― Christina Milian
“Every little thing I’ve done so far has been a dream of mine, and I’ve been able to accomplish it. It’s still a dream every day.”
― Christina Milian
“I’m all about ‘molde de arroz con picadillo’.”
― Christina Milian
“Shoutout to Latinas! You’ve been great at supporting me, and I appreciate you!”
― Christina Milian
“Usher and Shakira are so humble and easy to get along with.”
― Christina Milian
“I’ve got Christian Louboutin’ s 6 1/4-inch Equestria boots. I wear them so much, I turned the red bottoms brown!”
― Christina Milian
“Channing Tatum. He’s a cutie-pie, but he’s also got swag. Before him, my crush was Brad Pitt forever!”
― Christina Milian
“That’s the greatest thing: an experience you can grow from.”
― Christina Milian
“I’m more vocal about my ideas in person and music.”
― Christina Milian
“I’ve always felt a certain guilt to have them labeled as ‘Christina’s sisters’ or, ‘That’s Christina’s mom’ but them looking for the respect to be named Elizabeth and Danielle and Carmen.”
― Christina Milian
“You bring your children onto this earth thinking, ‘Okay, I want to make sure that by that time, I’m gonna be good and that they’ll be okay.’ But it’s like, every day we’re worried, ‘Are we gonna be good?’ Things change constantly, so you just gotta push, and you gotta work to the core.”
― Christina Milian
“I love ‘Latina’! You guys have always been so supportive of me and my career. Now I have my family, and it’s just awesome.”
― Christina Milian
“I just got tired of waiting for things to happen through other people when so many other people are taking chances on following their dreams.”
― Christina Milian
“Everything inspires me, but when it comes to chemistry, and when it comes to the ups and downs of relationships, that’s what’s real for people.”
― Christina Milian
“When I go home, I still have to clean my room; I still have to do the dishes. We have somebody come every now and then to do that stuff, but my mom still makes me clean before she comes.”
― Christina Milian
“I make a lot of my own clothes. I don’t like wearing the same thing everybody else wears.”
― Christina Milian
“I’m not too hard on myself about dieting and exercise. Some stars are a little too bony for me. What happened to the booty?”
― Christina Milian
“I’m a fan of Rihanna. I have all her albums. I love her music; she’s a great performer. We’ve both gone on to great things. It’s all love.”
― Christina Milian
“Since high school, I’ve always been super into photography. I event went to Valley College for photography.”
― Christina Milian
“My mom and I always had a great bond. It was always a natural friendship bond since early on. My mom was 18 when she had me.”
― Christina Milian
“Violet speaks Spanish and understands it. She loves Cuban food! My mom is very good at teaching her about our culture, whether it be the food or Spanish or explaining to her that she’s Cuban.”
― Christina Milian
“I really stay away from products that are not silicon-based, and I really stay away from parabens.”
― Christina Milian
“The only thing that I stress out about is, how am I going to make sure that I balance out my time for motherhood?”
― Christina Milian
“When it comes to brands and having the opportunity to be an entrepreneur, social media has really become a great outlet for people to become their own boss.”
― Christina Milian
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