Kat Graham

“I'm more of a tough girl, and I'm attracted to things that reflect that in my perfumes. That means sandalwood, musk, amber, and vanilla notes.”

“To me, success is making a positive difference through art - making art that affects the world and that changes the way people feel about themselves and the world.”

“I found my style and how I like to do makeup from trying and failing and trying and failing again, and unfortunately, I had to do it publicly to figure it out.”

“Live performances always feel like such a moment with all of the costumes and theatrics.”

“I've been doing acting since I was 6 years old, and I don't know how to do anything besides act and sing. Back in the day, you had to do it all - you had to sing, dance, and act. I'm from the old school where that is what I was trained to do, and that's what I am expected to do, so it's weird when people ask me to choose.”

“Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.”

“I have more of a desire to write songs about being an independent woman than being in love, songs about getting up and moving on even if I have a broken heart.”

“I think a lot of young girls see actresses, and they think of red carpets, and they think of 'Us Weekly,' and they don't really think about the breaking down of a script and what that requires and what you would need to pull it off.”

“I love being on tour; I love being on the road. It's the most amazing feeling ever. I live for it; I love it.”

“There's not one day that goes by that I'm not listening to one of my songs or in rehearsal for one of my songs or dancing to one of my songs.”

“If you don't feel clean, it affects everything you do; you can't even focus right.”

“I used to read the criticism on blogs about other people - mostly female actresses and singers - and even when they are extremely perfect and harmless, people still go after them. So I figure, if I'm going to get negativity regardless, why do I have to worry about what somebody thinks of me?”

“I'd say when it comes to being who you are, just don't be afraid to try things.”

“You make your mark by being true to who you are and letting that be your staple.”

“I'd really like to work with Gwen Stefani and Cee Lo.”

“'Roxbury Drive' was the street I grew up on as a little kid, and it was the street that I first listened to records on, and where I actually really first fell in love with music.”

“I'm somebody who doesn't believe in conforming to maybe whatever is on the radio.”

“I'm like, 'Why aren't artists owning their masters? Why are labels robbing artists dry, and they have to spend all this time on tour to even break even?' Like, what happened? Why are they promoting things that aren't either socially conscious or elevating the human consciousness?”

“I just want to live on the road. I can't understand artists that don't want to perform and, like, get on stage and do their songs for all their fans every night. If I'm not performing every night, I get totally depressed. I know that sounds really weird, but I hate sitting at home and not having a 1 A.M. performance now. It kills me.”

“I follow so many beauty bloggers on Instagram.”