I believe that there is a certain amount of mysticism that all women should have, that you should never tell all your secrets, that you should never tell everybody all about you.

I am pretty fearless, and you know why? Because I don't handle fear very well; I'm not a good terrified person.

I will always play "Stand Back" anyway. And Prince will always he standing behind me every time I do.

If you have stage fright, it never goes away. But then I wonder: is the key to that magical performance because of the fear?

Every girl - and boy, if you so choose - should take some ballet. Because ballet gives you grace. It gives you [the ability] to work with your hands. It's all about your hands.

I was not going to be a stupid girl singer. I was going to be way more than that.

I hope that my niece in 20 years is going to say to me, 'Aunt Stevie, what was with your hair?'