I think certain people like to torture me because they think I’ve had it easier than I actually have and they think: ‘Oh, she’s got this, she’s got that, she’s always had everything perfect,’ and it’s sooo not true. – Mariah Carey
If you’re not wearing a lot of makeup, you don’t have to take a lot of it off. So, my goal is to wear the least amount of makeup possible so I don’t have to steam my face and take it all off. – Mariah Carey
I’m actually really good at Balderdash, and no one wants to play that game with me. Especially the movies category; I don’t want to give away my secrets, but I am pretty good at that category. – Mariah Carey
A lot of people are singing about how screwed up the world is, and I don’t think that everybody wants to hear about that all the time. – Mariah Carey
I really don’t do karaoke because it becomes a vocal performance rather than fun, like, ‘Let’s just sing this song and be silly.’ It’s not fun for me. – Mariah Carey
I definitely feel more complete than before. There’s a void you have when you don’t feel you’ve found the other part of who you are, so I’m in a different place now and that’s nice to experience. – Mariah Carey
My fans have made all my career moments special for me. They are the ones that have gotten me through every single thing – good times and bad, they are who I go to and lean on. I am very thankful for that. – Mariah Carey
You really just want to know that somebody loves you for you. Sometimes you feel like an ATM machine with a wig on it. – Mariah Carey
I could do my own nails… I went to beauty school in the 11th grade. But why would I do that now? – Mariah Carey
I think the greatest gift to me is that I can express myself in songs. It helps me get through some of the hardest times of my life. It also helps me celebrate some of the best times. – Mariah Carey
Basically, I started singing when I started talking. Music has just been my saving grace my whole life. – Mariah Carey
The best part of making music, for me, is collaborating and working with new people and fresh sounds and all those things that gets people excited to continue in this business that we all love so much. – Mariah Carey
Stardom is a magical yet freakish situation at times. It’s a cliche but very true that at times, you feel so alone, even when you’re surrounded by so many people. – Mariah Carey
My brother and sister had a much worse childhood, I think, because they were older, and they had to deal with a lot more racism because they grew up in the ’70s and I grew up more in the ’80s. So they had to deal with crosses being burned on their lawn and their dogs being poisoned. – Mariah Carey
Marilyn Monroe Productions was the first female-owned production company in Hollywood. She paved the way for women in Hollywood, and every single woman owes something to her for that, whether they agree with her image or not. – Mariah Carey
I do not think I reinvent myself. Wearing my hair differently or changing my style of dress is playing dress-up. I don’t take it too seriously. – Mariah Carey
I never thought that I would have love again, but it’s amazing how the universe brings love to you. – Mariah Carey
But I think I’m a nice friend and a good person, and I try to do my work as best I can. – Mariah Carey
Prince was one of the best people I’ve met. He didn’t care about the big system. I was always like, at any time, Prince could write a No. 1 song because he’s that talented, but he chooses to do what he wants. I respect that. He actually helped me through a lot of situations with his knowledge. – Mariah Carey
If you see me as just the princess then you misunderstand who I am and what I have been through. – Mariah Carey
I don’t think there were great beauty trends in the ’90s – I was just doing my own thing. – Mariah Carey
You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, ‘I’m proud of what I am and who I am, and I’m just going to be myself.’ – Mariah Carey