I don't want to believe my own hype. I want to stay hungry and stay eager and be the best that I can be.

I'm an ocean, because I'm really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures.

So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?

The female body is something that's so beautiful. I wish women would be proud of their bodies and not diss other women for being proud of theirs.

You can never be too perfect, too thin, too curvy. I'm very confident and happy with my body.

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

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

There was no way in hell I was going to jeopardize my baby for my show.

Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.

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

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

People can choose between the sweet lie or the bitter truth. I say the bitter truth, but many people don't want to hear it.

The Bible is a great source of wisdom and consolation and should be read frequently.

Over my 24 years in the Senate, Jim, I've never voted against anyone because of their substantive views.

Christian love must be chased after, aspired to, and practiced.

By believing in his dreams, man turns them into reality.

If we want our regulators to do better, we have to embrace a simple idea: regulation isn't an obstacle to thriving free markets; it's a vital part of them.

I grew up with an artist father, and my parents' friends were also mainly artists or writers, so he connects what I do with his example.

I used to be fond of Indian arm wrestling.

I can't please everyone. I am trying not to let the pressure consume me.

We cannot swing up a rope which is attached only to our own belt.