I knew from the second I stepped onstage. I was like, yep, this is what I want to do.

No matter what you're going through, there's a light at the end of the tunnel.

It's okay to not be superwoman all the time.

Tall, thin, curvy, short – whatever you are, you are beautiful.

Go on and try to tear me down I will be rising from the ground

I’m not perfect and I don’t have to be.

Your mind . . . can be your best friend or your worst enemy, but it's your choice to make.

I think scars are like battle wounds - beautiful, in a way. They show what you've been through and how strong you are for coming out of it.

Creativity is what helps me escape a lot of my inner demons.

Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears

Whatever you dream of doing one day, don't give up on that dream because you never know where it can take you.

Problems don't get better with time they become better when you find bravery. Success demands that you fight your fears.

your beauty always overpower everything that is anything less...

The key is to keep charisma and charm positive and underpinned with sincere and good intentions.

When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them.

Most parents don't know really their children.

I actually started as a singer in Brooklyn, and I lived in a community. To get out of the ghetto of my community, I was a musician.

When people do things for you, it's because they want to - because you, in some way, give them something meaningful that makes them want to please you, not because anyone owes you anything.

No one could say how long that life would last. Whatever has form can disappear in an instant.

I prefer playing characters that are going through turmoil. Most movie characters are just in service to the story.

I don't want people to look at me.