Thalia

“You can't be a superhero or super mom.”

“The ultimate dream is a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.”

“I'm a lot of things at once. I want my audience to choose the side they like most about me.”

“I've always been singing, and acting was just something that happened.”

“This is the fantasy of every woman - to hold at our feet servile and tame slaves, like in Roman times. And the worse we treat them, the more passionate they become.”

“My idols are Oprah and Martha. From nothing, they built industries.”

“'Growing Stronger' emerged from a need to relate my life experiences as well as my constant struggle to prevail each day, and as a reminder to myself of the importance of never giving up.”

“When you get into the third or fourth generation of Latino immigrants to the United States, you see the kids speaking more English than Spanish, and it's important that we don't lose our identity, our language.”

“I love Hershey's chocolate, especially Kisses, which are my favorite.”

“There's nothing more addictive or incredible in life than reinventing yourself and allow yourself to be different every day.”

“I've been starting in new places year after year after year. It's just like when I went to Greece or the Philippines. I love when people think I'm a new artist. It's a chance to start over.”

“The darkest experiences in a human being's life allow that person to either go deeper and stay depressed or get the strength to stand up stronger than ever, and that's my case.”

“I'm busy all the time.”

“As a singer, it's basic to preserve what I like to do, which is music, and also to remember my cradlesongs in Spanish.”

“Many times, my intuition wins. I trust my intuition a lot. A lot.”

“There were a lot of little triggers that made me realize that life is now; life is happening while we're preoccupied with stupidities. Of course, growing. Of course, becoming a mother and understanding life from another perspective.”

“The Fiesta Tour McDonald's exhibit is a one-of-a-kind compilation of items and great moments in Latin music history. Every item has a unique story, including the outfit which I wore during the 2008 Premios Juventud awards.”

“A song like 'Osito Carpintero' came straight from the Pedro Infante films, movies that all the kids in Mexico watched.”

“A lot of singers find a musical genre people like and stick with it. That's being a conformist. I sing ballads, rock, salsa, rap.”

“My kids are my No. 1 priority. They're the light in my everyday life. The sunshine. The miracle. Those eyes. Those smiles. At the same time, I have an extended, amazing family that is my audience. All these people have been with me for such a long time. I have these two responsibilities.”