If you remain calm in the midst of great chaos, it is the surest guarantee the it will eventually subside

For me, singing was always about the lyrics. I'm hopeless at singing songs that don't have a core.

On the whole, I think women wear too much and are to fussy. You can't see the person for all the clutter.

I think every young girl at some point in her early life wonders what it's like to be a princess. They like the idea of dressing up and the fun of it.

I am told that the first comprehensible word I uttered as a child was 'home.

I've learned a lot of things about myself through singing. I used to have a certain dislike of the audience, not as individual people, but as a giant body who was judging me. Of course, it wasn`t really them judging me. It was me judging me. Once I got past that fear, it freed me up, not just when I was performing but in other parts of my life.

Success is terrifying. Like happiness, it is often appreciated in retrospect. It's only later that you place it in perspective. Years from now, I'll look back and say, ‘God, wasn't it wonderful.’