Writing a record is like dating a few men at once. You take them to the same restaurants to see if they measure up, and at some point you decide who you like best.

I feel like if you're a really good human being, you can try to find something beautiful in every single person, no matter what.

You shouldn't have to have money to have a luxury fragrance.

The last thing a young woman needs is another picture of a sexy pop star writhing in sand, covered in grease, touching herself.

It's hard knowing who to trust with your personal life. When you cry in your room at night, you don't always know who to call. So I am very close to my family.

The dieting wars have got to stop.

My father [Joe Germanotta] opened a restaurant. It's so amazing... it's so freaking delicious, but I'm telling you I gain five pounds every time I go in there.