Britney [Spears]'s actually kind of like a broken-down shell of a human being, that's what makes her so endearing and compelling.

Factory-farm lobbyists are so powerful and so well funded and they do everything in their power to hide the truth about farming. They keep the farms and slaughterhouses in places that most people never visit; they execute huge marketing campaigns in an effort to make animal production look like a happy, nice, benign institution.

At the risk of sounding pedestrian, I'll be completely honest: the first thing I do in the morning is check Google News, partially because it seems sort of random and unbiased and partially because I tend to stay in hotels that don't necessarily have the fastest Internet connections.

My goal is to make one-not a hodgepodge, but just the sort of record that I would want to listen to.

People who meditate and have a good spiritual practice, their immune systems are stronger. Generally, they are happier and healthier.

I know, in my heart of hearts, I don't do things for money.

Mainly I'm a vegan because I like animals, and I don't want to be involved in their suffering. Also, it's better for my health and for the environment.