I'm very appreciative of, and I also, having traveled the world, know that the United States is one of the few places where there really are no limitations. As long as you've got drive and hard work and a good idea and you can get out there and do your thing, there's no social classes, so in a lot of countries there's a big history of regardless of how much money you may make, there's still that little thing where you're not in society. That doesn't exist here.

My mom was definitely very strict with me.

I've got nine dogs, eight birds, turtles, fish and I had wallabies at one point.

Being Latin parents makes us extremely expressive with our affections.

Once you know the Romance languages, singing in those languages is so sexy and sensual. I do have a global audience, so why not?

I'm careful what I put out there into the universe, musically. I don't take it lightly.

I've been offered a lot of things that celebrities do that I wouldn't do, like perfumes, lines of clothing and this, that and the other.