I had a lot of Barbies growing up, and a lot of porcelain dolls, but I was scared of them. I was so scared of them, I would try to turn their head away and would make my mom take them out of my room.

Growing up, I always took things too personal and was very emotional, and I got made fun of for it.

I think that any female who gets asked if she's a feminist... it's silly... it's so interesting when people ask females if they're a feminist. Of course every female wants to be equal!

I feel it's my job as the artist who is making the music to pair it with visuals that I see in my head while writing the music in the first place.

On the flip side, I enjoy covering the Arab world, I've spent my entire career here in the Middle East, but I would never call myself a war correspondent.

Being feminine in the way you dress doesn't have to compromise who you are as a woman or your career.

I didn't want to go to college or work in an office or have a nine-to-five job. I knew that quite clearly before I left school.

If I were to limit myself to the opportunities that were presented playing only Chinese-American parts, I would be virtually without a career.