I'm proud of my roots. There are not many Asians in the music industry so it's important for me to tell people where I'm from.

I'm still a, you know, a silly girl... a big kid.

I myself never feel that I'm sexy. If people call me cute, I am happier.

When I work, I work. I don't think about anything else. I just wanna get the work done. And I'm a perfectionist.

People have to respect intellectual property.

I was bred and raised in a multi-cultural music background.

My mom was very strict when I was growing up. I could not talk to boys until I was 18. I had to study and work hard.

I love to prove people wrong. They expect I'll sound a certain way when they see me, then they hear me and they can't believe it. I love that.

They cannot imagine what I'll sound like. But always when I'm done singing, people are very surprised.

I really idolize everything my sisters do,so I went into singing contests and won also. That's how I really got into singing.

I'm not a businessperson. I have no sense of money. My mom does everything for me. She makes all my decisions for me, and even buys my clothes. She's very protective.

We can only sense ourselves and our world valued and cherished by God when we feel valued and cherished by others '.

You stand for what is right, without the expectation of gratitude or reward.

I’m honoured when Africa recognises me

Horror I appreciate is one of the few genres that can wind the audience up and make them pay attention. I kind of like that. It's one of the few genres that can be very manipulative.

Battle For The Planet Of The Apes', was just a film for kids and didn't have any deep meaning.

I've definitely always wanted to be the guy they tell, 'Here's the ball. Go do it.'

Masculine pride is an exceedingly precious and fragile thing

I was born poor, I have lived poor, I wish to die poor.

Education must be a lifelong pursuit. The person who doesn't read is not better off than the person who can't.

Since I was four, I can't remember wanting to do anything except entertain. And I got some lucky breaks. My daughter Victoria is the same.