I've been asked many times if I considered myself a narcissist, so I looked up the real meaning of the word, and I came to the conclusion that indeed I am one. I think of myself as better than other people, not every person, but many, unique and talented, and I aim to success.

I have only one ambition, which is to be famous.

The entertainment industry and my place in it is a place where you burn brightly for as long as you can.

My dad sent Frank Sinatra a dollar bill to autograph, and when it came back, signed, he had it framed: it was always up on the wall in whatever flat we were in.

My family didn't push me into the music industry; they just wanted me to do something I loved.

I think the first 10 years of my daughter's life were my mother's happiest, because she could finally have carefree time with a kid.

We have overcome economic devastation, defeated mighty oppressors, and lifted up generation after generation of Americans. We can - and we will - do it again. For that is our birthright as members of the American family - white, black, Hispanic, Asian, immigrant, or descendant of the Founding Fathers themselves.

I had this child, and it destroyed my family.