When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing you can control is how you respond publicly.

There's a fine line between being private and being ashamed.

Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You have to be wearing a certain designer, a certain dress, and everyone's critiquing.

Average. It was the worst, most disgusting word in the English language. Nothing meaningful or worthwhile ever came from that word.

And I somehow always felt less lonely when I was completely alone.

Most important, in order to find real happiness, you must learn to love yourself for the totality of who you are and not just what you look like.

My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me.

True nobility isn't about being better than anyone else; it's about being better than you used to be.

Restriction generates yearning. You want what you cannot have.

I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it just obviously wasn't right for me.

If you've looked at all the glamour magazines lately, all the covers are actresses. If they are on those covers, they are going to try to emulate models. That's just the way it is.

No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dreams that you wish will come true.

It's a thrill to fulfill your own childhood dreams, but as you get older, you may find that enabling the dreams of others is even more fun.

When I write something, every word of it is meant. I can't say it enough.

I am officially a member of The New Breed!

Homework, root canals, and deadlines are the important things in life, and only when we have these major dramas taken care of can we presume to look at the larger questions.

Defeat is simply a signal to press onward.

Birds needs trees and mankind needs both of them! Protecting the nature and environment is not only a matter of ethics but also a matter of existence.

An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy

I have a life coach out with me on tour, a very nice guy from L.A. He just prepares me for each day.

I don't particularly gain water; I don't have water retention.