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.

Some people are afraid of change and [feel] that getting older is a bad thing, but I really love maturing and gaining wisdom, and the experience of being pregnant and having a child and seeing what a woman's body can do is amazing.

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

I always wanted to have my own album released before I graduated from high school.

I wouldn't feel right wearing clothes covering my body.

I have always been one to encourage perseverance.

Becoming a mother has helped me to realize who I am aside from my career.