Certain people want to see me solely as a pop act, but there are many different sides to Christina Aguilera besides the pop girl.

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.

Some things are not forgiveable. Deliberate cruelty is not forgiveable. It is the most unforgiveable thing in my opinion, and the one thing in which I have never, ever been guilty.

The stage is near and dear to me.

I think people can live a religious life and yet believe in things maybe outside the box a little bit.

I take away something from every role. I'm still learning and that's what life is about.

I like photographs which leave something to the imagination.

If the gig's going really well, I'm incredibly happy on stage and really feel good about my life and things.

From this point on, she whispered, we will either find or lose our souls.

Anytime you see me with my arms around an old man, I'm holding him for the police.

Faith is a record of great risks taken.