We were all given our opportunities to be ourselves. A little bit of ourselves.

I'm a very controversial figure in the Christian world. I don't believe if you're gay or you have a drink or you dance, you're going to hell. I don't think that's the kind of God we have. The Pat Robertsons and Jerry Falwells of the world are scary. I want to be a Christian like Christ - loving and accepting of other people.

We sing because we can't speak anymore.

If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy.

New York. It's home to opera, Broadway, museums, the ballet and orchestra - everything that I love. The most real people in the world live there.

You've got to find ways to breathe while you're dancing so that when it comes time for you to stop and sing again, you have it. To prepare, I do a lot of aerobic activity. Many times at the gym, people will look at me because I'll be on the treadmill humming.

I'm constantly learning, and that is the greatest gift of life in my opinion - to always be learning and growing.