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“I think you have to chase your life even harder than you chase your career.”
“When I first became a mother, I didn't want my son to have any extra exposure to what I did. I had this theory that if he wanted to do what I do for a living, it should be organic and come from him, not from the fact that this was just what he saw all the time.”
“You may leave a show, but you never leave that family.”
“When you get to live your dream, with singing and dancing and acting and playing these wonderful stories, you really have already won, and you always have to remember that.”
“I used to say if there was anything I would really want to have as I kind of get older in my career, it would be wonderful to have relevance to somebody in some way so that I could continue to work on some level.”
“My path to motherhood was challenging, to say the least, and I always feel like I'm living a 'Sliding Doors' version of my life.”
“I find Shakespeare surprisingly sexual. A lot of his language - a lot - has that kind of sexual innuendo that is at once everywhere but also kinda lost because we have our own innuendo now, our own language.”
“I'm trying to look natural and not painted. I'm typically fighting hair and makeup teams because I'm always saying, 'Can I wear less? Can I look natural and fresh?'”
“My greatest wish for my children is that they fulfill their purpose. I know that all children - and, in particular, mine - are here for a reason.”
“I've always wanted a family. I've always wanted children. I've always wanted to be a superstar.”
“I had spinal surgery to correct scoliosis when I was 16 years old. The only thing that scared me about the procedure was that it would make me two inches taller. At the time, I had a crush on a boy who was about my height - and I was worried that if I were taller than him, it would never happen!”
“I was madly in love with Michael Jackson.”
“I don't wear fragrance. The most fragrant I smell is probably from a St. Ives Body Wash. It's not that I don't like it. I just don't necessarily feel like I need to add a fragrance to myself.”
“Economics really pervert every possible good thing that comes, whether it's food or a cure or a new technological advancement; anything like that is always stopped by who has access to it.”
“I'm still learning every night, with every opportunity to write something, to sing something, to perform any work. Every opportunity to do these things brings me further along the journey, and the best part is, no matter how far along I go, I have so much more to learn.”
“I always often say, when I was a kid, I wasn't just playing with baby dolls. I was standing in the mirror with brush in my hand as a microphone singing songs.”
“My first experience with the arts must have been the sound of my mother singing to me when I was in the womb. The sound of my father singing to me when he held me. The sound of The Temptations records that they played.”
“Sleep is the apple a day, really, for singers.”
“I feel like my whole career has been a blessing. In particular, the opportunity to be a part of 'Hamilton' was life-changing.”
“I've written a couple raps in my day, in my own music career, that people don't know a lot about.”