I wanted to make a traditional record that had a lot of art and showed my vulnerable side and showed things I'm passionate about.

My message to kids who bully other kids is: You know it's wrong! What's really going on? Try not to make somebody else's life miserable because you are.

I love Halloween, trick or treating and decorating the house. And I love Thanksgiving, because of the football and the fall weather. And of course, I love Christmas - that's my favorite of all!

I want to see success right away. And I want to never give up, never stop.

It's important to show solidarity for a child, no matter what. It's important for a child to be raised in a situation where she sees love, solidarity, commitment and honor.

I enjoy every minute, because there are going to be a lot of moments in your future that you're going to wish you held onto longer.

When people have passion there's nothing they can't do.

The Lord has blessed me more than I deserve.

I need to find a church on Sunday. I need to say 'please' and 'thank you,' 'yes sir' and 'no ma'am.' Do the little things because that's part of being an adult.

There's been a lot of really cool stuff that's happened to me throughout my career, and I remember everything, but I don't think I savored every moment of it like I should have or like I do now.

I am a sports fanatic and being able to perform at halftime for the fans of the Steelers and the Jets is such a thrill for me.

Perfection is not just about control. It's also about letting go. Surprise yourself so you can surprise the audience. Transcendence! Very few have it in them.

Anger is easier than forgiveness.

So I fight. I fight the only way I know, with thinking of Ky, even thought the pain of missing him is so strong I can hardly stand it... I think of him, I think of him, I think of him.

How can both Nics, the loving and considerate and generous one, and the self-obsessed and self-destructive one, be the same person?

About the time we get old enough to be as wicked as we want to be, we don't want to be so very wicked after all.

A river continually fed by a living fountain may as soon end its streams before it come to the ocean, as a stop be put to the course and progress of grace before it issue in glory.

Sometimes I wish I was a beautiful machine so I could resist your kiss and not cry when you're mean.

My mother was a barmaid and I was raised in a trailer park. I'm used to that language. I put it on the screen so that people could interpret it as they wish.

I prefer theatre but TV keeps you well known.

Taste. You cannot buy such a rare and wonderful thing. You can't send away for it in a catalogue. And I'm afraid it's becoming obsolete.