In some respects I will never die. Because art is immortal. What we leave behind and what we create - the energy that we put out into the world is eternal.

I think lines are meant to be crossed anyways. The entire time I was singing on the cross, there's numbers flipping over my head. You know, starting at one and going up to 12 million.

I'm not going to compromise my artistic integrity.

There's always elements of danger in New York but people are always out on the street. I don't feel scared there at all.

I think love resides in all of the songs, even when they are overtly sexual.

Obviously, I feel a great sense of responsibility being a good parent and raising my children. I don't take that job very lightly. Who they are, what they become and what they contribute to the world is very important to me.

Make no mistake, Madonna is always in control of the image she wants you to see.