It’s important for someone who’s dealt with violence to be able to talk to someone, no matter who it is. So I’m vocal about how I feel. That’s how I’ve worked through a lot of my problems.
I have always been one to encourage perseverance.
When my parents fought, I’d run up to my room, put on The Sound of Music, open the window and sing out. My voice was my escape. I saw it as a way out.
People that fel alone or outcast that hurt, kids that feel bullied or lost, remember that you have a voice and you should use that voice to survive and persevere.
I find fragrance to be such a mood enhancer and definitely a seduction tool.
The red lips are – I don’t want to call them “armor,” but they’re the clothes of my character, and I’m in the business of entertainment. Wearing red lipstick helps get me into that world.
I’m no stranger to criticism. You’re never going to be good enough, or just the right thing in everybody’s eyes.
I really don’t spend any time on the Internet, so I guess I live a little under a rock in that respect.
I think it’s a given that people know what I can do vocally.
I think it’s really great when you stand up for something that you really believe, even if you get heat for it.
It’s amazing how a truly great songwriter can touch anyone in the world with their words.
In school that used to happen a lot: they’d get me to sing and then they’d hate me for it.
I don’t see anything wrong with being comfortable with my own skin.
In the end you’ll see you won’t stop me.
I’ve always been inspired even more by any naysayers to keep going for what I really want and they’ve almost been my inspiration many times more so than any positive people around me to conquer.
The sky is the limit. I’m just following where life takes me. It’s been an incredible journey.
I lose myself in my performances so I wouldn’t say that I ever act on stage. I don’t find it to be an acting drill for me. I just find it to be something very real that comes from a very gut-driven, honest place.
Whatever I do, it’s my business. It’s not my job to parent America.
My mom brought me up to believe that my talent is a gift and a blessing.
Being a mom changes your life. It actually has made me become more comfortable in my own skin and my own body because it’s such a growth and a learning lesson.