Saturday 6 September 2008

Beyonce: 'I'm highly respected'

Singer-turned-actress Beyonce could be hanging up her pop star shoes soon, as she revealed that is simply �??over it�?�.


The singer, wHO plays Etta James in the coming drama 'Cadillac Records' has also scored a role in the thriller �??Obsessed�??, which could signal a move to full-time acting.


"I'm over being a pop star," she told Marie Claire. "I don't wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic. And I feel like I've accomplished a lot. I feel like I'm highly respected, which is more important than any prize or any amount of records. And I feel like thither comes a point when being a pop star is non enough."


She besides spoke around her stage persona, whom she has named Sasha and says that she entirely loses herself in her alter ego when she performs.


"I have out-of-body experiences. If I cut my leg, if I fall, I don't even feel it. I'm so fearless, I'm not cognisant of my face or my body."

Beyonce is mark to execute at Fashion Rocks in New York tomorrow nox (September 6).

--By our New York staff.
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