I’m embracing many different things, but it’s all feel-good.

I’ve been offered a lot but I want to stay away from romance, comedies and fluffy work. I met Stephen Spielberg at a breast cancer benefit and he explained that he’d seen me on Saturday...

I think it’s really great when you stand up for something that you really believe, even if you get heat for it.

I am Ecuadorian but people felt so safe passing me off as a skinny, blue-eyed white girl.

In order to effect great change, we need to look at how we can help those in our own communities as well as globally.

I think all of us as women have this super-human quality. We create life, we give life, we are the sources of life for our children – we’re all pretty bionic.

I was in a weird head space, I was not myself, for sure. I was kind of running around, crazy, experiencing things for the first time. That was the first time I had really broken...

When I got to the last box, there was a ring in it. He got down on one knee and said ‘Will you do me the honor of being my wife?’ I’ve been floating ever...

I’m not a judgmental person, so I can’t comment on someone else’s background.

I’m content with life, and I’m finally at that place where I feel relaxed and can really enjoy what’s going on around me.

Toward the end of my pregnancy, I felt really big – I gained about 40 pounds, which is a lot for my size.

When I learned how millions of children go to bed hungry, my only response was, ‘What can I do to help?’

I have more than one side of me that likes to get out on a stage and sing.

What A Girl Wants,

I’m not falling for their lies and neither should my fans or Britney’s.

It’s always nerve-wracking when you’re hosting ‘Saturday Night Live.’ You either sink or swim.

I have certain physical features that I favor over others. We all have our areas.

I’m a smart girl. There are decisions that I make for reasons, and the most important thing is that my son is happy and he always will be. He’s surrounded by love.

I still got the nasty in me.

I’ve never watched an entire episode of ‘American Idol’. It’s too mean.

It was definitely a release for me. Something that made me feel a little more strong or empowered. Because it was something that had to do with me and no one else.

I knew there would be a negative reaction in the press to my divorce, but I am not going to live my life because of something someone might say.

I just get really bored with sticking to the norm and having the proper conservative image. That’s just so not me.

We take food for granted, but it isn’t a luxury for many people.

I’m a big micro manager; I’m a stickler about organisation; everything needs a place, a purpose, and micro managing myself even when I’m in the studio.

It was a really hard time. Anything just set me off…I almost wanted to, you know, hurt myself. And it was the first time I’d ever had thoughts like that. I have a lot of...

I don’t want to be just a straight pop singer. I’m a vocalist and that’s what I want to be seen as in the long run.

It’s definitely a dream come true to be recognized and to be able to sign autographs. But, it’s also a lot of hard work and can be draining. If you don’t know already, you will...

I don’t think there is such a thing as being too raunchy when it comes to the art form of burlesque.

I love doing normal things – movies, shopping, going out with friends, writing, reading, taking hot bubble baths – that’s a big one for relaxation. I also love to go to art and history museums.

When you’re part of a pop phenomenon, you have so many opinions shoved down your throat.

I love theatrics and have a huge imagination: Why would I want to sit onstage and sing a bunch of ballads back-to-back?

In this business, it’s often all about hype, record sales, and a crazy schedule of traveling, performances, and it can be easy to get lost in all that.

It had elements of Miles Davis and Billie Holiday and little horn pieces. The way he combined that, I was like, ?Hmm. I bet he would get where I?m trying to go with this record.?...

That’s why I wrote ‘Fighter’. I have that need in me to help people. I am all about the underdog.

I like to be as free as possible at all times.

My son is healthy and happy, so that’s all that matters to me.

I think everybody should have a great Wonderbra. There’s so many ways to enhance them, everybody does it.

Mormons aren’t gonna buy my album but, you know, what are you gonna do?

The schedule is crazy – it’s all suitcases and hotel rooms and you just go nonstop. It’s a crazy lifestyle, it really is.

I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt.

I remember watching the Grammys and looking at the performances and crying to my mom, saying how much I wanted to be there.

When you’re unhappy in your marriage, your children are the ones who suffer.

My mom brought me up to believe that my talent is a gift and a blessing.

I wasn’t expecting it [Grammy]… I’m such a newcomer among all these people.

I want a bad boy in public, and a pussy cat at home!

It’s been quite a roller coaster ride, but I’ve grown and learned a lot about myself. The greatest thing is being able to interact with fans and touch people’s lives… for that I give thanks.

Pop is actually my least favorite kind of music, because it lacks real depth.

I look back at the looks I’ve had over the years. I’m proud of myself that I had the courage to experiment with crazy hairstyles and some fashion things. Would I do it again? No....

All I want to do is be normal. But really, it’s other people who won’t let me be that way.