I've used my femininity and my sexuality as a weapon and a tool... but that's just natural.

I write a little something every day, even though I don't write a song [every day]. Everything inspires me. I'll come up with a line, or somebody will say something that will trigger something.

Sometimes when I'm under pressure, if I think somebody is expecting stuff from me, I'll do better than if I was just left on my own. I can sit down - I'm a skilled writer, I've been doing it all my life - and I can get down to it.

Unless you have spent your life doing something, you are not likely to be successful, so always partner with people who are smarter than you.

I think [music and acting], they are connected, all that stuff. It's your emotional self, is pretty much how you do it, I think, from whatever place you do it, whether you're acting or you're singing.

I never tried quitting, and I never quit trying.

I've always wanted to be a star. I've always wanted money and wanted to travel. So I knew there was a price to pay for that.