Girl power is about loving yourself and having confidence and strength from within, so even if you’re not wearing a sexy outfit, you feel sexy.

It’s important to be fearless yet vulnerable. It takes courage to do both.

I think shoulders are sexier than cleavage.

If believing in yourself and going after what you want in life and realising your worth is ruthless and selfish, then I'm definitely ruthless and selfish.

I don't really believe in diets. I love food... If I deprive myself, I'm going to want it more. I snack on yogurt, raw cashews and cherry tomatoes.

Confidence comes with maturity, being more accepting of yourself.

When I go onstage, I kind of turn into a beast sometimes, this alter-ego, you know.

I've always had a fighter's spark in me. I was born with it. I think it's in my blood.

It takes time to really understand your body shape and it's taken me years to know what I can and can't pull off.

Once you stay true to just having a good time and being honest to your fans and your audience, you can't go wrong.

I love the studio. It's my place to escape and to create and to try anything.

Sensible people get the greater part of their own dying done during their own lifetime

Gina always believed there was magic in the world. "But it doesn't work in the way it does in fairy tales," she told me. "It doesn't save us. We have to save ourselves.

I love summertime more than anything else in the world. That is the only thing that gets me through the winter, knowing that summer is going to be there.

What are the things that you can't see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love...They're the guiding lights of a life.

I have really bad luck with my thumbs. It plagues me, actually. It drives me crazy! Both of them are very oddly shaped.

There are enough people who are starting to be actively involved that we can turn things around. And we need to encourage others to become involved.

Listen, be respectful of others' opinions, be willing to change your mind - and then ultimately you have to make the decision. Decisiveness is very important.

My father was a minister and so rock music was banned in our house.