“ I don't think I could live without hair, makeup and styling, let alone be the performer I am. I am a glamour girl through and through. I believe in the glamorous life and I live one. ”

“ The only big things I've purchased are my dad's heart valve and a Rolls-Royce for my parents, for their anniversary. And that was only because my dad had a Lady Gaga license plate on our old car and it was making me crazy because he was getting followed everywhere, so I bought him a new car. ”

“ The dieting wars have got to stop. ”

“ In fact, my courage and my bravery at a young age was the thing I was bullied for, a kind of 'Who do you think you are?' ”

“ I do yoga, I do Bikram and I run, and I eat really healthy. ”

“ Gay marriage is going to happen. It must. ”

“ My mom and I are very close. ”

“ When I wake up in the morning, I feel just like any other insecure 24-year-old girl. ”

“ I am the center of attention in my job every single day the thought of a wedding to me is exhausting. Why would I put myself through that? ”

“ I was very depressed when I was 19... I would go back to my apartment every day and I would just sit there. It was quiet and it was lonely. It was still. It was just my piano and myself. I had a television and I would leave it on all the time just to feel like somebody was hanging out with me. ”