I read a lot of summaries about the story [ based on the Cyrano de Bergerac. ]. I also watched Roxanne, the movie starring Steve Martin.

When I want to treat myself, I will almost always get myself a new handbag.

[I want to be remembered] as a sweet Christian girl, who was always loving and kind to everyone.

The main message of this movie [Let It Shine] that everyone will take away is to believe in yourself.

Singing, dancing, and acting! The part [of Roxie in Let It Shine] was right up my alley. Plus, the thought of playing a rock star was like a dream for me.

I like to cook Shrimp Alfredo. It's also my favorite dish to eat!

Determination. You have to be willing to put in the extra time and the extra practice to be the best.

No matter what responses you get from your work, you have to be determined not to give up on your dreams!

My daddy. He's so funny! My whole family jokes around a lot.

My earliest memory is of the best Christmas gift ever, a toy train. I remember riding that thing all through our house.

Have confidence, do your own thing, find your talent, and work at it to be the best. And always, always have fun!

If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.

Self-expression has to come out pure. It has to have an environment waiting for it. It has to have a garden it can plant itself in.

Night is when the whispers of the past become the echoes of the present.

Be a dreamer. If you don't know how to dream, you're dead.

I used to listen to what others said, and expect them to act accordingly. But nowadays, I listen to what they say, and then observe what they do.

There is no certainty of what will or won't be in our lives. All we have is this moment. The last is gone, the next isn't here yet.

I have been coming to Los Angeles since 1975 to perform.

My mother found a letter, though, that I wrote her when I was 8 years old and it was a letter where I asked if she could take me to the orphanage because I would like to adopt a little baby.

The first river you paddle runs through the rest of your life. It bubbles up in pools and eddies to remind you who you are.

Why don't those damn oil companies fly their own flags on their personal property-maybe a flag with a gas pump on it.