I want to keep making movies, hopefully with some nominations, if I'm lucky! Movies that make people feel something, where they walk away and say, "Gosh, she's different."

I think everything about my life is magical. I've struggled, and against most odds, I'm truly having the experience of living my dreams.

I think that everybody needs somebody to really look up to and know that even though you're going through a tough time, you'll get over it.

Partying at a club is very different than when I'm throwing a party at my house. My party's a rage. People rage when they come to my house.

I don't think people realize how much work it takes to make an album.

I know that some girls look up to me for certain things, like dyslexia, and that way I know that they like me for me, so it adds no pressure.

Maria Canals-Barrera is Cuban and from Miami and I'm part Cuban and from Miami, so needless to say she became a quick friend.