Natalie Cole

It's the subtleties of a ballad that truly make it beautiful - and it's all in the way you present it to the listener.

I think that I am a walking testimony to you can have scars. You can go through turbulent times and still have victory in your life.

I think we need to be sexy and kind of mysterious and still pretty and beautiful. I like to hear that when a man sings. I don't really want to hear about taking my clothes off.

There are days I'm feeling lazy, and my mom will remind me, 'Beyonce also only has 24 hours during the day.' That always keeps me going.

It's hard to imagine anyone interested in film not being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock because he's such a key influence on the entire history of cinema - it's hard to escape his shadow.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.