To me, skating should look effortless even when you're doing the hardest of elements.

It's really grinding to always play out of both sides of your mind and always be thinking what will offend people. Or what won't. But I'm strong enough to deal with that. I own that I'm freakish in my way.

To me, figure skating is an art form, and that's what I always try to bring in, even to my competitive programs.

To sum up my idea of on-ice costume fashion sense, it's probably that too much is never enough.

I'm going to be a happy housewife. I'm going to be washing boxers and cooking and doing all those sorts of housewife duties. I just want to be happy and proud of every single day.

Creating emotion was what my career was all about. I wanted people to laugh at me; I wanted people to cry with me. I wanted people to feel good or to think about something when they watched me. I think that's why, even not being an Olympic champion, I have such a huge following around the world.

I am often criticized for spending too much time off the ice, but if you were in my shoes, you'd see how necessary it is.