I know what it's like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.

A poor child who receives high-quality early childhood development is 40 percent less likely to need special education, twice as likely to attend college and dramatically more likely to survive childhood.

I'm lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, I'll be taking the risk of falling in love with myself. But there are always people close to me who I trust, who will scold me and pull my ears if I need it. Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don't want it to happen to me.

For several years I worried a lot about protecting an image, but today, I have understood that the image cannot be preconceived.

My family endured a big crisis after my father's business went bankrupt and we went from having a comfortable life to having virtually nothing. I saw from that moment how fragile and precarious life can be and you have to work very hard not just to survive but also to accomplish something in life and fulfill your dreams.

Education is literally the difference between success and failure, or even life and death for many children.

Even after I got some recognition and success, I still had to work hard and prove myself.