Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.

I feel just as hungry today as I did the day I left home.

Set your goals high and go far. Don't put off tomorrow what you can do today.

What is the big deal about Eminem? Since when is offensive language a reason for being unpopular? I like the fact that Eminem is brash and angry and politically incorrect. At least he has an opinion. He's stirring things up. He's provoking a discussion. He's making people's blood boil. He's reflecting what's going on in society right now. That is what art is supposed to do.

I think there are just as many assholes meeting the old-fashioned way as there are meeting in the new hookup culture.

I'm not claiming to appeal to the same people that Christina Aguilera or Britney Spears are going to appeal to. I'm not trying to. I'm doing what I want to do.

I see a huge paradox in me - the intense need to be loved and the search for approval juxtaposed with the need to nurture other people, to be the mother I never had.