I'm also human so I have days when I look in the mirror and go, "All right . . . Things are definitely changing." I can see that.

Beauty is more than just shining for others. You don’t need to have the perfect face to be beautiful. Being ugly or beautiful is a matter of energy, and true beauty comes from the heart.

I've always had an aversion to looking sexy, but I've grown out of it.

I am quite shy and people think I'm aloof.

Nobody lived my life. Nobody cried my tears. So don't judge me.

This wasn't a choice between you and Jacob. It was a choice between who I am and who I should be.

Hate me for who I am, I don't care. At least I'm not pretending to be someone I'm not.

I think what I've come to now is, that fear is good; it's what life is about. You need to be afraid because fear gives you the strength to carry on important tasks.

If you follow your heart, you're never going to regret anything, even if you completely mess up constantly.

The strangest part about being famous is you don't get to give first impressions anymore. Everyone already has an impression of you before you meet them.

It's okay,' you know? It's okay to be you. It's okay to just not be okay. It's okay to not be okay.

We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

I think of my father born in this very small, limited situation and then coming out of that. Many people have this story.

You want a story? Read 'Gone With the Wind'. These aren't stories. They're joke books. The whole thing of a beginning, a middle and an end has been done to death.

I'm more conservative with make-up. My everyday look is a bit of concealer with lots and lots of mascara.

Close the day with prayer so that you may have a peaceful night free from dreams and nightmares.

On Becoming a 'Lady': What every mother wants her daughter to be.

The forces of retribution are always listening. They never sleep.

Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.

The word diva to me means doing something supernatural with something natural.

Can you really think artists and writers are the only people entitled to lives of their own?