It’s important to be fearless yet vulnerable. It takes courage to do both.

I think shoulders are sexier than cleavage.

A lot of songs are empowering because everybody who has been through a hard time in a relationship or in their lives can relate to it.

I don't really believe in diets. I love food... If I deprive myself, I'm going to want it more. I snack on yogurt, raw cashews and cherry tomatoes.

I was a very quiet, shy child. I grew up in a small town, Louisville, Kentucky, and there weren't too many Hawaiian-Filipino girls, so I stuck out like a sore thumb. I didn't look like everyone else and didn't feel I belonged... But these things only build character and make you stronger. It taught me to grow into the woman I was to become.

Girl power is about loving yourself and having confidence and strength from within, so even if you’re not wearing a sexy outfit, you feel sexy.

To be honest, I miss the old Hollywood way of having some mystique about the star.