I felt that putting my all into the relationship would have taken me away from my career. And I couldn't do that then.

Like Scarlett O'Hara, I won't be broke again.

I'd lose my mind if I heard my kid call the nanny Mommy.

Sad songs seem to work for me, but I don't want to be redundant; I want to add a little flavor.

You lose the arrogance you need to be successful, but you need that arrogance because the second someone sees that side of you and chip at it, it's over.

You don't want a whole bunch of yes people around you.

I think that once an artist has proven herself and you sell lots of records, you should be compensated.