I try to dress a little casual before my photo-shoots. I can be comfortable before I go into my... transition.

When I'm acting I don't sing, and when I'm recording I'm not acting.

Traditional values are big in my life.

Loving yourself means caring enough to make the hard decisions in your life.

My faith in God is everything at this point. Also, my family and friends that I've had around me pretty much my whole life and my boyfriend, we've been together for eight years. I try to keep people around me who've been around me, who've seen me struggle. They know how dedicated I am and how hard I've worked. They know me - not the Jennifer from American Idol and Dreamgirls, but the real Jennifer.

My mother was a very wise and strong person.

I want to be around for a long time, singing and making albums and movies.