I am definitely a perfectionist, and I do like things a certain way. But as I have got older, I would say that I am a little bit less of a control freak.

Just throw me in my coffin now with these earrings on.

I believe fantasy and dreaming can be made a reality. You don't have to be rich. You don't have to be a VIP.

I did not have a van, or wear Birkenstocks and tie-dyes.

Here's my rule about shoes, buy them.

It's better to have fewer things of quality than too much expendable junk.

Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak.

I would wear a turban to Whole Foods.

Sexiness should not be overt. Something shapeless that drapes across your hip, hangs off the shoulder; something that cowls in the front, drapes low in the back, that's sexy.

I think that sexiness should be in the subtleties.

Accessories are everything. To me, they're more important than the clothes.

I'm always praying for a part that would be something that I could be really proud of, in which I could use the gifts God gave me in a positive way.

I think a lot of kids feel alone and slightly isolated and in their own world.

I think it's important to have a consistent communication with the fans but I don't think it should be expected.

My parents never condescended to me. As a child, I always sat at the head of our dinner table. I was always given a lot of responsibility.

Death, is not an end, but a transition crisis. All the forms of decay are but masks of regeneration--the secret alembics of vitality.

I'm afraid many women do choose the wedding over the marriage. It seems a steep price to pay, but it comes from a place of deep, sad longing to be loved and to have it proven that you are of value.

Music is really something that makes people whole.

You work your whole life to try to be the best you can, even if it's for only one day or one week.

Auspicious coincidence is the right thing happening at the right time.

When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.