On Madonna: Do I think she's a great performer? Yes. Do I think she's a great actress? No.

I was always a singer and a dancer, and I always wanted to be an actress. For me, it's all just one thing.

I love a good lyricist - always have. The thing that inspired me most was the different performers, like Tina Turner, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Madonna, even Janet Jackson.

If you don't love yourself, you can't love anybody else. And I think as women we really forget that.

I would never speak about specifics in my own relationships because I think it's tacky.

Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit.