When youre a girl, passion can dominate the equation, but as you grow up relationships evolve. Mad passion can grab you at first, but it cant last forever.

Eventually you can get into the nuts and bolts of reality: nurturing, caring, and getting along.

I wanted to do Playboy to get across the same ideas I'm singing and writing about these days. It's all about proving that a woman can defy stereotypes.

If I've learned anything in this business, it's that you have to be fearless.

You never have to second guess a person or your feelings and instincts about that person if you pay attention to their actions, not solely their words - actions always speak louder.

Maybe with your emotions and your feelings, someone else can say it in a different way than you would, which brings new life to the way you might sing it.

I come alive, in front of the mirror, skipping and dancing and acting the fool. Dance is both escape and excitement.

Don't wait on approval, validation and likes from others - always give yourself the highest of approval ratings and work from there. Hold your head up and be fabulous no matter what!

Right now I'm single. Single, and loving it.

I wanted to be open. On the last project, "Affection," I co-wrote everything. Sometimes, I think, it's smart to step away and be open.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

In the piquancy of tranquil tears... a much needed attributefor purifying a fervent prayer…

Count your blessings. Millions of people would love to trade their problems for yours.

Emotional maturity is the ability to stick to a job and to struggle through until it is finished to endure unpleasantness discomfort and frustration.

Why haven't I made more movies? Nobody asked me.

Yeah, I think the common denominator - and this is probably going to sound like Acting 101 - but the common denominator is belief in the character in the moment.

My values, our values, aren't about pointing fingers. They are about offering a helping hand.

Physicists can only talk to other physicists and economists to economists... sociologists often cannot even understand each other.

I can whistle with my fingers, especially if I have a whistle.

My blood G cold, never seen my dad cry. And I'm a bleed your block til the cash dry!