My mom is one of those people that you feel honored to meet. And no matter who you are, you fall in love with her because she is spiritual, she's inspiring, she's strong, she's funny, she's creative, she's talented... she's everything that I want to be.

You definitely feed off the people around you, and your man is one of the people you talk to the most. So you kind of help each other and keep each other strong. It's important.

Men and women balance each other out, and we have to get to a point where we are comfortable with appreciating each other.

Your self-worth is determined by you. You don't have to depend on someone to tell you who you are.

I think it's healthy for a person to be nervous. It means you care - that you work hard and want to give a great performance. You just have to channel that nervous energy into the show.

My focus is my art, and that's what I love to do. I have to be really passionate in order to do something. I've turned down many things that I just didn't believe in.

I am really proud that I am one of the artists that has the opportunity to be on magazine covers and to be in the movies.