Stage is about imperfections and working with them, whether it be from you or the audience.

I went to this tattoo parlor in the East Village and I got an outline of a violin on my lower back. They call them tramp stamps now.

I think my comparison with Shane would be a loner. I always got the impression that she wasn't scared to be alone. She enjoys it. I can relate to that.

My biggest challenge is trust, and really believing that trust, in letting things just happen personally and professionally and trust with myself. But I'm getting better at it.

I'm not thrilled that I have a tramp stamp. When you see people bend over in their really low-cut jeans, I'm like, 'Oh... that's what I have.

I like stories that are not normal, everyday lives. I don't personally seek them out, but they find me.

Show me a little bit of your soul under all those pretty words you spill, and I promise you I will drink every last drop.

Sometimes due to God’s mercy, the time in God’s plan can be stretched or extended

He is half of my soul, as the poets say.

Leaf felt buried beneath the remains of their prior life, the ashes coating every part of who he thought he was in this community.

Silence is a learned practice that requires far more than just not talking. Not talking is not silence; it's just not talking.

Somewhere along the line we seem to have confused comfort with happiness.

Hi, I'm Nadine Velazquez, and my green tip is: recycle.

The most popular cartoon of mine is a guy on the phone looking at his appointment book and saying "No, Thursday's out. How about never, is never good for you?"

I really love working with brands that are either at the cutting-edge, or are making that first step towards making change within their brand lines.

The Truth does not belong to you, you belong to the Truth.