I would stay in my room for days, for days at times, just trying to get it together, to know what my next phase was going to be.

I don't like it when they [media critics] see me as this little person who doesn't know what to do with herself -- like I have no idea what I want, like I'm just a puppet ... That's demeaning to me, because that ain't how it is, and it never was.

I am not self-destructive. I am not a person who wants to die.

When you're feeling full of doubt and fear has got you in a bind, love will save the day.

No one makes me do anything I don't want to do.

I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside.

I believe that children are our future