She [my mother] said, "You are fiercely protective of your inventions because you are your fans." She helped me understand my own feelings. When someone has pulled the wool over my eyes, I feel that they have pulled the wool over the eyes of millions of fans around the world. She helped me to forgive. You can't force people to have the same world consciousness and awareness as you do.

I love imperfections.

Because the sweeter the cake, the more bitter the jelly can be.

You ought to pity me 'cause there's always one man to love/ But in the bedroom the size of him's more than enough.

Every video I'm in, every magazine cover, they stretch you; they make you perfect. It's not real life.

I'm not a sandwich store that only sells turkey sandwiches. I sell a lot of different things.

All that ever holds somebody back, I think, is fear. For a minute I had fear. [Then] I went into the [dressing] room and shot my fear in the face.