Quotes

01."Britney and I show a little tummy and it's like, 'Oh My God.' But N'Sync or Backstreet Boys will do repeated pelvic thrusts to an audience of pre-pubescent girls and nobody says anything!" 02."Certain people want to see me solely as a pop act, but there are many different sides to besides the pop girl." 03."I don't want to be just a straight pop singer. I'm a vocalist and that's what I want to be seen as in the long run." 04."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." 05."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." 06."I think everybody should have a great Wonderbra. There's so many ways to enhance them, everybody does it." 07."I'm always nervous before I go on stage, but once I'm out there everything is great and it's my favorite place to be." 08."I'm an ocean, because I'm really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures." 09."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." 10."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." 11."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." 12."It's frustrating always being compared to Britney because we are two very different artists... We both dance and sing but people have not yet had enough time to realise that there is a huge difference between us. If she wants to go and do something, I'll want to do the opposite." 13."My elementary school days were miserable. After Star Search, the jealousy got really bad that our neighbors slashed our tires." 14."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." 15."Pop is actually my least favorite kind of music, because it lacks real depth." 16."The roughest road often leads to the top." 17."The schedule is crazy - it's all suitcases and hotel rooms and you just go nonstop. It's a crazy lifestyle, it really is." 18."Whatever I do, it's my business. It's not my job to parent America." 19."Ok, did they say I am the worst dressed? All I have to say is that I've seen those magazines before, and I've seen some of the things they've picked for best dressed, and it's the most boring, un-experimental thing out there. It's very conservative, and that's not what I am." 20."I'm no bimbo. I'm opinionated and I do have a brain..." 21."A lot of people out there lip sync. I think it's really unfair to those of us that are out there doing it for real." 22."I do like to empower women to be comfortable with their bodies, their sexuality." 23."It was all, 'Ooh, Christina's decided to call herself Xtina because she's got this split personality and the piercings and the tattoos present that. They had this idea of a dark side, light side, devil-or-angel-thing. I was like, 'Guys. Please" [Elle UK March 2004] 24."I've got a sexual side and I'm not afraid to show it. It'd be easier for me to be L'il Miss Pretty, singing a ballad with pretty little hair, but that's not me. I like to push boundaries and get out there." [Bliss March 2004] 25."It's so important that in my music I convey positive messages, and this song is definitely a universal message that everybody can relate to - anyone that's been discriminated against or unaccepted, unappreciated or disrespected just because of who you are,' Aguilera said in her acceptance speech. 'It was so important to me that I support the gay community in this sense. It's so sad that still in 2003 we even have to give awards like this. And that's why I'm here to show my love and support to all of you." [GLAAD Acceptance Speech 2003] 26."Providing a voice for those who may be in a similar situation, who might need that voice is so important. They might not be able to find that in themselves, to get themselves out of that situation and make something positive out of it. Whenever I'm writing a song that's what I'm doing - making a negative a positive and healing myself in the process." [Elle UK March 2004] 27."She is cool. It's good to have older friends in the business, because they've seen it and they've done it. A lot of madness they've gone through, you can relate to. It's cool being able to vent sometimes and have someone truly understand." [On Sharon Stone - Jane September 2004] 28."He's the one guy I can credit for making me think about marriage in a whole new light, because every guy I've had in my life has either lied or cheated me financially or business-wise, or taken advantaged of me." [On Jordan - Jane September 2004] 29."I've never been happier, like with the people in my life. It's happening little by little, to the point where I'm able to feel peace. It doesn't feel like such a battle. It feels okay now." [Jane September 2004] 30."I've hear the diva rumours, they crack me up. I'm such a plain Jane. And my roots are so instilled in me that it's not that weird to go home. I think it depends on the kind of person you are; whether you're easily drawn to the superficial things, but that's not who I am. People driven by the money and fame, I've seen how it makes them and that life means nothing to me." [Elle UK March 2004]