Have confidence, do your own thing, find your talent, and work at it to be the best. And always, always have fun!

When I want to treat myself, I will almost always get myself a new handbag.

[I want to be remembered] as a sweet Christian girl, who was always loving and kind to everyone.

The main message of this movie [Let It Shine] that everyone will take away is to believe in yourself.

Singing, dancing, and acting! The part [of Roxie in Let It Shine] was right up my alley. Plus, the thought of playing a rock star was like a dream for me.

I like to cook Shrimp Alfredo. It's also my favorite dish to eat!

Determination. You have to be willing to put in the extra time and the extra practice to be the best.

No matter what responses you get from your work, you have to be determined not to give up on your dreams!

My daddy. He's so funny! My whole family jokes around a lot.

My earliest memory is of the best Christmas gift ever, a toy train. I remember riding that thing all through our house.

My personal wish would be to have my own TV show but, if I could have anything, my wish for the world is that no one on the Earth would ever go hungry.

Failure to find the truth is perhaps an intellectual defeat, but failure to look for the truth is an intellectual surrender.

John [Lasseter] always said that he was Andy, and Joe [Ranft] and I were Sid, and I think that's true.

I don't like to be labeled as lonely just because I am alone.

I love to smoke. I smoke seven thousand packs a day!

When you're in my house you shall do as I do and believe who I believe in. So Bart butter your bacon.

I meditate not to escape the world but instead to be completely present.

For me, beauty is a physical sensation, something we feel with our whole body. It is not the result of judgement. We do not arrive at it by way of rules. We either feel beauty or we don't.

IT'S PRETTY HARD for the Lord TO GUIDE YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE UP YOUR MIND WHICH WAY TO GO.

Over the long run, superior performance depends on superior learning.

Respect for life and for the dignity of the human person also extends to the rest of creation, which is called to join man in praising God.