I want to look good when people see me.

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.

Passionately commit your life to fulfillment of your dreams.

There are two bonds formed – belonging together and suffering together.Which bond will withstand the true test of Darkness?

On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.

.Fire can heal. Somebody needs to see the light, somebody needs to feel the heat. Burn..

I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican.

A story never looks as good as when the other fellow buys it.

I do wear lipstick because when I suddenly get pale or green, it seems whole blood goes away.

I could always see myself being a teacher. I remember sitting in class as a kid, listening to the teacher and thinking, you know, I'm pretty sure I could explain that a little bit better.

This is one big problem with working remotely: no one believes you have a job at all.

Anything that you throw comes back. All your actions are echoes.