“I have been to hell and back. I have seen the edge. I have seen the da...” — Natalie Cole Quote

“I have been to hell and back. I have seen the edge. I have seen the dark side of life.”

“It's hard to be in the shadow of a Beyonce.”

“You shouldn't have regrets. I'd say instead that I've learned a lot of lessons. Yes, I could have handled some things better. But they've also made me who I am today.”

“I went through a whole phase when I was younger of being obsessed with Tolstoy and Kafka and Camus, all those really, beautiful, dark depressing books.”

“Every mistake you make allows you to be honest because what's in the dark will come to light, so it's better to be truthful about it.”

“The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark.”