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'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.

It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave.

Whatever territory you choose to explore and then invest all your time into it, you will be amazed how easy it is to become great.

you’re so afraid of everyone pitying you that you’d rather nurture their contempt than accept their forgiveness"- Stacey Michaels

It made me happy that poems are referred to in the present tense even when the poet is in the past tense.

The HoneyLine is my web site and TV segments that were birthed out of the stark reality that we all need a few people to help navigate this life.

We deem those happy who, from the experience of life, have learned to bear its ills, without being overcome by them.

I really get a chance to be a normal kid.

The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.

For me, being transparent about every aspect of my life is what makes my music relatable and how I'm able to be an individual amongst the mass amounts of other artists.

Almost everyone is uncomfortable talking about money.