“Of course I write from experience, but I also do write from things that have happened in the world.”

I always say when someone says something negative about me, it’s really saying something negative about them.

I’m not opposed to acting. I do like to act.

I just love music. I think it’s art.

Not every girl who wears makeup feels like, ‘Oh, I’m so ugly without it.’ I wear makeup because it’s fun to put on, and I feel pretty with it on.

I’m obsessed with make-up, but my top tip doesn’t actually involve any products. Beauty starts with glowing skin, and the way to ruin it is with dirty, clogged make-up brushes.

I was home-schooled my whole life, pretty much.

You should realize that there is only one version of yourself in the world and that your flaws make you beautiful.

I hope it never gets to that point that I’m gonna have people around me that are using me. I’m very good with noticing that.

The most beautiful people are those who are truly themselves, and that’s what I want to show my fans.

At the end of the day, if you feel like you’re a good person, and your intentions are good, then that’s all that matters.

I truly believe that diversity is so important, and I hope that I can use my platform to encourage and inspire other aspiring female artists.

I have a very intrusive life, I guess you could say. I think that a lot of people know too much about me, truthfully.

Most of my songs are written about movies or TV shows – they’re not about me.

A lot of people are really focused on me. I always say, ‘Why focus on someone more than yourself?’

It’s scary being in a room with producers and saying, ‘Here’s my idea,’ when I’m scared to get shot down.

I would definitely say I’m predominantly a pop artist, obviously, but my music is different. It’s not just top-40-radio-type music.

The cinema is really built for the big screen and big sound, so that a person can go into another world and have an experience.

RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.

You need to be as clean of a slate as you can be, as an actor. You have to try to be open to every experience.

I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences… I’m human, not perfect, like anybody else.

We think we understand the rules when we become adults but what we really experience is a narrowing of the imagination.

I understand the pain of working-class Americans because I have experienced the pain.

I’ve experienced great things, I’ve experienced great tragedies. I’ve done almost everything I could possibly ever imagine doing, but I just know that there’s more.

I could live without my phone. And one thing I’d love to do is experience having the freedom that kids had back in the ’80s.