I was very protected by my family. But at the same time, I was free to explore womanhood. I was taught that it's okay to be sexy and smart and beautiful.
I don't see females in the industry collaborating as much as guys d,o so I really would love to entertain more of that.
Life is too short to talk about the small, unimportant things when you catch the bigger picture.
The definition of success, for me, was to have my family involved in everything that I did. But that got stripped away from me due to a very ugly divorce between my parents, who are also simultaneously my managers.
I was raised on pork... steak, chicken, everything... And everyone in my family pretty much of the older generation has diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, cancer.
I went vegan because it was a willpower challenge. I've been vegetarian, I've been pescetarian, and vegan was the next thing.
Movies remind me of recording. Just the process of it - the intricacies, the technicalities, the days and the long hours, and mastering and mixing and editing. But seeing the final product, it all pays off in the end. That's the rush - when you see things come to life.
I know I'm different. Even when I think about an acting career, there are so many limited roles to begin with. I have the ability to be Spanish, Indian, Italian, black, Persian. What roles do I see that compliment that?
Trying to please so many people can definitely cause a lot of stress.
I'm a real model because I'm imperfect.
There's absolutely no soda in my diet. Lots of fruits and vegetables, and I stay away from fried foods.
When I moved back home, I took the initiative to involve my entire family in my career because I didn't find that anyone else was as passionate and thorough.
If everyone breaks down their walls and stops putting themselves on holier-than-thou pedestals, we can all learn from each other.
I had to leave the music industry behind for a minute to figure out what made me feel home again.
It was really nice working with Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Latifah, Renee Zellweger.
Broadway really inspired me to want to act.
I was vegetarian before. I got into a relationship that didn't work out for several reasons, and I went back to my vegetarian ways after the relationship to shed the weight that I had gained, as that can often happen.
No matter the genre, music is a universal language and vibration that people can feel all over.
People have linked me to a lot of people. But people also project what they want to see for you.
Music makes me love life, and without it, I don't know if I'd be happy.
