It's not nice to make fun of people with issues.

When I talk to kids who are overweight, I see my face on their bodies.

Singing is good for the soul. It's the first thing I do every morning, after my blessings and my grace. I put music on and I sing.

Miley Cyrus, like all of us, needs to be loved. We all come from complicated parents I understand her, and I love her, and I think things will be different with her. But you know, in the music business, sometimes you have to shock a little.

This is my theater. This is where I can sing and act out a play and do sit-ups at the same time

If I've got the right songs, I can weave a spell over everyone.

When you're feeling down, sad, lonely, negative, you don't want to take care of yourself - and the weight problem and the diabetic problem and the heart attack and stroke problems and high cholesterol set in.