As a performer, much of my life has been spent in the spotlight. I know how important appearance can be to teens, especially the impact it can have on the way you feel about yourself.

I gotta get working, you know? I've been too busy. I've been trying my hardest, but it's really tough.

See, food I can talk about. I'm Italian, I know the food.

I'm recording an album. It's sort of techno mixed with garbage - you, know, intense in-your-face music.

I want to be a positive influence in little girls' eyes. Little girls need to be confident and grow up with a healthy state of mind. It's a tough, tough world out there.

In my heart of hearts, I know that whatever I do is going to have integrity, and I'm going to work really hard, and I know that fans are going to take to it.

When I got my braces removed, I felt more like a real woman, any traces of my childhood were stripped, just like the cold metal that inhabited my mouth for 2 years.