I've always been a fan and supporter of Prince. That's one of my inspirations.

I just remember him [Baz Luhrmann] making me laugh, and his accent.

I started singing at the age of 4, at my grandfather's church in McKinney, Texas. It was called Greater Hope Holiness Church. My first solo was "Jesus Loves Me."

The story of the movie [Romeo + Juliet] is timeless. It's relevant then.

[Baz Luhrmann] is funny, to be quite honest with you.

I actually got to stay and watch the filming of different parts of the movie [Romeo+Juliet]. I got to meet some of the co-stars, like John Leguizamo.

I was 12, about to turn 13. [Laura Ziffren] pretty much knew she wanted to use me, so I just had to go and do the proper protocol and audition.

I kind of think that he [Prince] was pleased because he allowed [When Doves Cry] to be done.

Happiness is a choice and a state of mind.

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.

I don't believe that anybody has come to a conclusion on why something is funny. It's funny because it's ridiculous and it's ridiculous for different reasons at different times.

Because I've lived in one room my entire life, working at the same table that you use to pay bills at and eat at. It's going to be nice to have actual space.

In my case, self-absorption is completely justified. I have never discovered any other subject quite so worthy of my attention.

There's nothing wrong with being organized.Things that change history tend to be organized.

My reputation when I was first here was that I had every single answer in the book. I don't know, maybe I portrayed that somehow. I was learning, and I continue to learn and I have learned.

It just kills me to see people lose someone they love, so I want to do as much as I can: give money to doctors and hospitals; get nurses in there that care; put a smile on a little kid's face.

The least questioned assumptions are often the most questionable.

In our world of rampant individualisation, relationships are mixed blessings. They vacillate between a sweet dream and a nightmare, and there is no telling when one turns into the other.