I want to be strong and empowered. I want to shock everybody.

I feel like acting is something I've been working towards longer. And it would be great to win a Grammy, of course, but for some reason, an Oscar speaks more to me.

I was a pen pal with one guy, a long time ago. I think we only wrote to each other twice. We didn't really keep it up that long. But, I love it. I think it's really sweet and very creative and freeing, when you get to put a pen to paper, 'cause you don't really do it that much these days, with all this technology.

You can't be a kid in show business. You will not survive.

The Lion King always makes me cry, especially when Simba's father gets trampled.

I like someone who's not afraid to be a kid!

When I was younger, I used to be super, super shy. I still find myself being scared of things.