When you're part of a pop phenomenon, you have so many opinions shoved down your throat.

Actually, the challenge I’ve always had is being too thin, so I love that now I have a booty, and obviously I love showing my cleavage.

There's a witch under this hair. The red lips are - I don't want to call them "armor," but they're the clothes of my character, and I'm in the business of entertainment. Wearing red lipstick helps get me into that world.

There was no way in hell I was going to jeopardize my baby for my show.

I want to be an all round entertainer, I want to act, make films, make albums, do whatever I can.

I was 21. At the time, I was under the thumb of my label, and I felt like I had to do, say and act out everything they asked me to do. I was trying to please them and the public and finally I had to say, "Enough. I'm going to make a record that makes me happy and addresses all facets of being a woman. I don't care if I sell one or one million records." That's how I came to make Stripped.

When you're part of a pop phenomenon, you have so many opinions shoved down your throat.