I have a lot of things to say and a lot of things to let out of me.
— Christina Aguilera
I have fun being sexy and tough at the same time.
The most successful people I've worked with, like the Rolling Stones - people of a different, kind of legendary caliber - have such great, warm energy.
We take food for granted, but it isn't a luxury for many people.
After I had my son, Max, I knew I wanted to get involved in causes that help children.
The artists I look up to are the ones who push their own limits.
I was very pushed to look a certain way and act a certain way, and it wasn't me, but I played by their rules to get my foot in the door.
It's an amazing thing to say, 'I'm beautiful,' without feeling like you're cocky.
I have a lot of aggression in me that needs to come out in a not-very-precise or articulate way.
I'm a hard worker and I really give to my fans through my shows.
What is it in us that makes us feel the need to keep pretending... we gotta let ourselves be.
I'm experimental by nature... always exploring my creativity.
I'm an ocean, because I'm really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures.
It's definitely a dream come true to be recognized and to be able to sign autographs. But, it's also a lot of hard work and can be draining. If you don't know already, you will quickly learn who your real friends are.
I love doing normal things - movies, shopping, going out with friends, writing, reading, taking hot bubble baths - that's a big one for relaxation. I also love to go to art and history museums.
I think everybody should have a great Wonderbra. There's so many ways to enhance them, everybody does it.
So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?
All I want to do is be normal. But really, it's other people who won't let me be that way.
I always wanted to have my own album recorded and released before I graduated high school.
Thankfully, I have my mom and a small group of close friends who are there for me 24/7 and whom I can trust and depend on.
In order to effect great change, we need to look at how we can help those in our own communities as well as globally.
I was brought up in a household of chaos and I never felt stable at home.
I love theatrics and have a huge imagination: Why would I want to sit onstage and sing a bunch of ballads back-to-back?
For me the visual is just as important as the music.
I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt.
I want to look good when people see me.
Basically, what I'm saying is there is nothing fake about what I do. I'm up-front, I'm real, I'm honest and I'm open with my feelings.
I'm a risk taker and I've always been like that, especially when it comes to fashion.
Right now I'm pretty single... My career is my boyfriend.
I'm not just another bimbo.
My parent's divorce and hard times at school, all those things combined to mold me, to make me grow up quicker. And it gave me the drive to pursue my dreams that I wouldn't necessarily have had otherwise.
Pop is actually my least favorite kind of music, because it lacks real depth.
The roughest road often leads to the top.
To be given the opportunity to help shape new artists' careers and mentor them to see their dreams come to fruition is a task I welcome with open arms.
I'm not a 9-to-5 woman who has the same kind of lifestyle for years on end. I couldn't do it.
It's impossible to redefine yourself and your life overnight.
When I learned how millions of children go to bed hungry, my only response was, 'What can I do to help?'
I am a woman who has my extreme vulnerable side and my baggage - and at times I feel extremely weak.
Growing up with the childhood that I had, I learned to never let a man make me feel helpless, and it also embedded a deep need in me to always stick up for women.
I still got the nasty in me.
I just get really bored with sticking to the norm and having the proper conservative image. That's just so not me.
I don't have anything to hide but what happens is the media tend to beat up what I say.
I want to be an all round entertainer, I want to act, make films, make albums, do whatever I can.
I always wanted to have my own album released before I graduated from high school.
I got along better with the guys than with the girls. Only two girls came up to talk to me. Later I found out they were telling their boyfriends, 'If you talk to her, I'll kill you.' It's always rough with that high school thing.
I'm not really religious but very spiritual. I give money to this company that manufactures hearing aids on a regular basis. More people should really hear me sing. I have a gift from God.
It's been quite a roller coaster ride, but I've grown and learned a lot about myself. The greatest thing is being able to interact with fans and touch people's lives... for that I give thanks.
Certain people want to see me solely as a pop act, but there are many different sides to Christina Aguilera besides the pop girl.
Whatever I do, it's my business. It's not my job to parent America.
