It's been quite a roller coaster ride, but I've grown and learned a lot about myself. The greatest thing is being able to interact with fans and touch people's lives... for that I give thanks.
Christina Aguilera
I'm a bit of a night owl because that's when I feel the most creative and alive.
I'm not really religious but very spiritual. I give money to this company that manufactures hearing aids on a regular basis. More people should really hear me sing. I have a gift from God.
The roughest road often leads to the top.
I'm an ocean, because I'm really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures.
We take food for granted, but it isn't a luxury for many people.
Red lips and fragrance always top off an outfit for me.
I have a lot of things to say and a lot of things to let out of me.
I don't think there is such a thing as being too raunchy when it comes to the art form of burlesque.
So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?
I find fragrance to be such a mood enhancer and definitely a seduction tool.
My mom brought me up to believe that my talent is a gift and a blessing.
I was known as the little girl with the big voice.
I never mind contorting myself for a good cause.
Everybody needs that one person that takes you to the right place to see all the positives in your life.
It's an amazing thing to say, 'I'm beautiful,' without feeling like you're cocky.
You used to have to sing and convey emotion, and now, well, technically you can do anything with technology. It sucks for music today, but that's why that old music feels so good to me.
Whatever I do, it's my business. It's not my job to parent America.
I'm a risk taker and I've always been like that, especially when it comes to fashion.
I am Ecuadorian but people felt so safe passing me off as a skinny, blue-eyed white girl.
I think everybody should have a great Wonderbra. There's so many ways to enhance them, everybody does it.
I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt.
Sometimes you just know what you're placed on this earth to do.
I think it's really great when you stand up for something that you really believe, even if you get heat for it.
Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.
I knew there would be a negative reaction in the press to my divorce, but I am not going to live my life because of something someone might say.
My future daughter is not going to go through what I did.
I try to stay focused on my creativity.
I still have my eyes on the prize: I want to be that old lady onstage shaking her hips and singing her greatest hits.
Mormons aren't gonna buy my album but, you know, what are you gonna do?
I don't see anything wrong with being comfortable with my own skin.
I am a woman who has my extreme vulnerable side and my baggage - and at times I feel extremely weak.
It can be hard in this business, especially when you're very young, to figure out who you can and can't trust.
I remember watching the Grammys and looking at the performances and crying to my mom, saying how much I wanted to be there.
The most vulnerable people have tough exteriors because they are very scared inside, and it's very hard for people like that - people like me - to open up. But playing it safe means you stop being open to learning. I always try to find the challenges.
I'm experimental by nature... always exploring my creativity.
I still got the nasty in me.
I just get really bored with sticking to the norm and having the proper conservative image. That's just so not me.
It's impossible to redefine yourself and your life overnight.
When success comes, people can try to trick you or take advantage of you.
I look back at the looks I've had over the years. I'm proud of myself that I had the courage to experiment with crazy hairstyles and some fashion things. Would I do it again? No. But that's part of the learning process and getting from point A to point B.
I'm not being like, 'Hey, everybody, I'm pregnant!' I'm not that girl.
I have those days where I'm PMSing and bloated.
I'm a hard worker and I really give to my fans through my shows.
I want to be an all round entertainer, I want to act, make films, make albums, do whatever I can.
When you're unhappy in your marriage, your children are the ones who suffer.
I think they say that when you're breast feeding, you know, your weight kind of slims down. It's a little easier. It's like a workout within itself. It's very tiring actually and you find yourself snacking more often.
After I had my son, Max, I knew I wanted to get involved in causes that help children.
I'm not a judgmental person, so I can't comment on someone else's background.
To be given the opportunity to help shape new artists' careers and mentor them to see their dreams come to fruition is a task I welcome with open arms.
