I deal with emotional pain through therapy, writing, therapy in music. I think emotional pain is best dealt with when you use art to express it.

Never compromise and sell yourself short.

God is real. God is in me and in my life. I've been blessed, and he continues to bless me, and that is one thing that I will always know for sure.

Remember to be yourself.

Hold your dreams, don't ever let it go

I think a lot of young people don't realize the price of fame is a lot higher than they imagine.

I definitely feel like, as a singer, I've been able to transition into acting because I always saw them in the same vein. It's all about connecting and telling a story.

Singing is my passion and something that I still love to do and Im always going to want to do it.

I want to be back on Broadway one day. That's a dream of mine. There's nothing like live theater, and I think it's so important for me to be able to be on stage with an audience that responds.

I want to do stories that inspire people.

One thing I'm passionate about is directing. I've always wanted to direct.

Five years from now you will be pretty much the same as you are today except for two things: the books you read and the people you get close to.

A lot of stars don't have a sense of humor.

No being can be what he is unless he is putting his essence into action in his field.

If necessary, I cry. I pray. I rest. I'm fortunate to have quite a few strong, independent, loving, and unbiased women in my life that I can talk things through with.

To be totally engaged with all my functions and all my faculties and all my capacities in life to me that would be success.

Some entertainers don't pay attention to what's going on around them.

And I love what I do and I love skating.

Habit-forming products alleviate users' pain by relieving a pronounced itch.

The aristocrats and bureaucrats are dirty rats.

But in a radically atheist universe, you are not only responsible for doing your duty, You are also responsible for deciding what is your duty.