Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach.

I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget.

I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful.

I don't want to abandon one work for the other, and I don't think I need to sacrifice anything to put my all into either one of them.

I have the time needed to support the album and tour.

I know that people think I'm sexy and I am looked at as that. It is cool with me. It's wonderful to have sexy appeal. If you embrace it, it can be a very beautiful thing.

I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original.

I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

I'm the interpreter. I'm the one who takes your words and brings them to life. I was trained to sing and dance and laugh, and that's what I want to do.

In film, you are a totally different person than in the video.

If you want to go to the mall, you have to take security. But it's always cool. The kids are amazing.

All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from.

You have to love what you do to want to do it everyday.

There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.