There's always a positive to those negative times, because you come out of it so much stronger and wiser. Strength comes from every hardship, and it's been a lesson for me.

I am Ecuadorian but people felt so safe passing me off as a skinny, blue-eyed white girl.

I have those days where I'm PMSing and bloated.

I stray away from formulaic, the formatted.

Certain people want to see me solely as a pop act, but there are many different sides to Christina Aguilera besides the pop girl.

It's amazing how a truly great songwriter can touch anyone in the world with their words.

I was very pushed to look a certain way and act a certain way, and it wasn't me, but I played by their rules to get my foot in the door.