I try to stay focused on my creativity.

I stray away from formulaic, the formatted.

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.

I want to look good when people see me.

The most successful people I've worked with, like the Rolling Stones - people of a different, kind of legendary caliber - have such great, warm energy.

I have more than one side of me that likes to get out on a stage and sing.

After all you've put me through, you would think I despise you, but in the end I want to thank you because you made me that much stronger.