I get strength from my art - all the paintings I own are powerful.

• Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
• Things were a lot simpler in Detroit. I didn't care about anything but boyfriends.
• I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
• I have my work and my faith... If that's boring to some people, I can't tell you how much I don't care.
• On the one hand, the idea of marriage and the sort of traditional family life repulses me. But on the other hand, I long for it, you know what I mean? I'm constantly in conflict with things. And it is because of my past and my upbringing and the journey that I've been on.
• I think in the end, when you're famous, people like to narrow you down to a few personality traits. I think I've just become this ambitious, say-whatever's-on-her-mind, intimidating person. And that's part of my personality, but it's certainly not anywhere near the whole thing.
• I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
• Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
• On the one hand, the idea of marriage and the sort of traditional family life repulses me. But on the other hand, I long for it, you know what I mean? I'm constantly in conflict with things. And it is because of my past and my upbringing and the journey that I've been on.
• Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment.