If you kiss on the first date and it's not right, then there will be no second date. Sometimes it's better to hold out and not kiss for a long time. I am a strong believer in kissing being very intimate, and the minute you kiss, the floodgates open for everything else.

I feel I want to grow as an actress and be better. I want to progress as a singer and songwriter, and produce movies and everything. So there'll be no time when I feel I've done it all.

I had a healthy appetite [being pregnant]. I got more healthy as time goes on, and they grew. I never let myself go.

I came from the Bronx and a certain background. I worked really hard. I kept my focus on the right things.

A nickname is not supposed to be your only name. I miss Jennifer a bit.

I just never really gave myself any credit. And because of that, nobody else did either. You mirror what the world mirrors to you.

My parents wanted me to be a lawyer. But I don't think I would have been very happy. I'd be in front of the jury singing.