I'm one that likes to collaborate. I love feeding off the creative energy, and it only makes me better.

I will not have my son grow up in a tension-filled home.

It's impossible to redefine yourself and your life overnight.

You can never be too perfect, too thin, too curvy. I'm very confident and happy with my body.

I have a lot of aggression in me that needs to come out in a not-very-precise or articulate way.

I still have my eyes on the prize: I want to be that old lady onstage shaking her hips and singing her greatest hits.

There have been a lot of roles and scripts that have come my way but nothing that really inspired me or intrigued me like when "Burlesque" showed up at my door. Just the whole concept of burlesque, I've always been fascinated with it. I've always collected so many books about burlesque. I've been intrigued by the time that it's set in, in the 20's, 30's, 40's and so I knew it was a no brainer for me to be a part of once I met with the team.