Hollywood is about playing the game, and I can't think of any successful actresses who didn't play the game. There's a lot more renegades in the music business, from Patti Smith to Janis Joplin.

I want to be like Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, and John Lennon... but I want to stay alive.

People love pitting strong females against each other.

I don't think anyone strives to be anything negative. I just think that it's our nature to only focus on a few things in life and forget about a lot of other stuff.

You took a poison arrow and you aimed it at my heart. It's heavy and it's bitter, and it's tearing me apart.

I keep telling everyone that I want to start a revolution but no one is taking me seriously. If I had black skin and an afro, would you take me seriously? If I was an Arab waving a hand grenade, would you take me seriously?

I don't doubt love for a second. I'm living for love. Listen to my songs!