Whitney Houston is my idol and my mentor and my dream forever, like she will always be my favorite artist, ever, on the planet. Like I don't think I'll ever feel that way about another artist.

There's a lot of people out there who go through hard times, and they feel alone. They feel like nobody is there. But I'm in the same boat.

I'm very proud of myself because I have come so close to just giving up and I haven't done that.

Nothing can stop me from loving my brother.

Mom would kill me if I showed my navel.

Just staying true to yourself and staying true to your passion. Following your gut.

When you get a chance to step back, you notice all these great things you've done and all these great people that you've worked with.

I needed to explore my talent and versatility and see if I had another side to me, another sound.

My daughter is in love with Adele. She listens to her every day. To see someone with that much passion and soul move a 9-year-old is amazing and it's magical.

That's the beautiful part about acting - you get to play somebody other than yourself. So, I'm open to people who can't sing, people who can, people that sing a little bit, or people that sing a lot.

When you fall in love, you wanna share it with people but you know there are some things that you need to keep to yourself, 'cause privacy makes things last longer, I feel.

If we actually thought about every decision we made, we'd be paralyzed ... You have to decide which decisions you're actually going to make, and then you have to let the rest of them go.

Never underestimate the power of the written word, especially when you put them down in your own voice.

You are an intriguing combination, half child, half seductress, half angel.

Believe that you have it, and you have it.

The soul's illness is more terrible and more difficult to understand than the illness of the body or any other type of malady.

My fans want me to talk to them. And even if they want to be critical, I want to hear what they've got to say.

The motivation for me, was them telling me what I could not be.

It is only love which makes us acceptable to God.

I just always had energy and my energy came from G-O-D! But I never needed anyone to get me going because I always had that energy.

Selfishness in art, as in other things, is sensibility kept at home.