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...Like Latifah, Fanning has the eerie ability to lure the moviegoer's eye over to the part of the screen where she is, seemingly doing nothing. (There are few film pleasures as rewarding as watching Fanning listen.) There's also her gift of living inside the character without editorializing about it. She knows how close the camera is, how closely viewers are monitoring her moods, so she never pushes an emotion; she's like a doctor with a sixth sense for detecting internal ailments. With no signs of exertion, Fanning wills Lily from fictional stereotype into persuasive movie existence...
Where did the name Queen Latifah come from? Andy Cleveland GRAND RAPIDS, MICH...
...birth name is Dana Owens. Latifah is a nickname that I chose when I was about 8. It means delicate, sensitive. I was kind of big as a kid, but I felt that name fit me. Later, when I was about to sign a record contract, I didn't want to be MC Latifah. So I decided on Queen...
...thankful. I had a guy tell me that his 12-year-old daughter has a beautiful voice, but she's afraid to sing because her classmates would tease her. But by seeing me--and she looked more like me--she started singing again, saying "If Queen Latifah...
VIDEO AT TIME.COM To watch a video interview with Queen Latifah and to subscribe to the 10 Questions podcast on iTunes, go to time.com/10questions