There's part of our brain that we shut off when we're in the studio. There's part of our brain that we turn on when we are out doing an interview or promoting something or waking up at six in the morning for hair and makeup.

Mom is a planner, an organizer. She's very strong and practical. She's the person that'll tell me if I ever start to change my personality. The balance of the two of them created my personality.

There’s something to be said for being young and needing someone so badly that you jump in headfirst without looking.

It was a time of great loneliness. He had a group of friends, and suddenly I had no one and did not understand why. I felt excluded. Some days, the majority was in high school and did not know who to talk to. And that is something really terrible when you're twelve years old.

When I was 8 years old, it mattered what my favorite singer said and wore and expressed opinions about.

There are times when you get frustrated, but the one thing you always focus on is treating people well. You just cannot storm off and freak out.

Real love still happens sometimes. It's not just something we make up when you're nine. I have to believe that. You do too.