Quotes by Christina Aguilera

“What is it in us that makes us feel the need to keep pretending...we gotta let ourselves be.”

“Now what to do. My heart has been bruised. So sad but its true. Each beat reminds me of you.”

“Im an ocean, because Im really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures.”

“Whatever I do, its my business. Its not my job to parent America.”

“So, wheres the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?”

“Britney and I show a little tummy and its like, Oh My God. But NSync or Backstreet Boys will do repeated pelvic thrusts to an audience of pre-pubescent girls and nobody says anything!”

“I want a bad boy in public, and a pussy cat at home!”

“Im 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.”

“Im always nervous before I go on stage, but once Im out there everything is great and its my favorite place to be.”

“Pop is actually my least favorite kind of music, because it lacks real depth.”

“I’ve been offered a lot but I want to stay away from romance, comedies and fluffy work. I met Stephen Spielberg at a breast cancer benefit and he explained that he’d seen me on Saturday Night Live and thought I was ready for a movie. He said, ‘You go to the ledge and are unafraid to jump off.’ That was the biggest compliment to me because he was saying I was free.”

“I want to have something thats different to the way Ive been portrayed. I admire Angelina Jolie - she acts tough but is still sexy.”

“Someone whos like Angelina Jolie because she isnt scared of not being pretty. Shes my favourtie actress. Id love a role like the one she played in Girl, Interrupted. Ive never met her.. Id be so nervous! And star-struck!”

“It was a really hard time. Anything just set me off...I almost wanted to, you know, hurt myself. And it was the first time Id ever had thoughts like that. I have a lot of pain and anger.”

“Ooh, that was just a little phase (smashing plates to relieve pain). I dont do that any more but it was good fun, a release. I recommend it to everybody. Thats as long as youre not hurting anybody. And find a place where youre not going to be in the way of anything. Oh and dont destroy anything valuable that youll regret later.”

“I was in a weird head space, I was not myself, for sure. I was kind of running around, crazy, experiencing things for the first time. That was the first time I had really broken things, and it felt so good - *beep*ing great.”

“Mmm... I do keep a journal that keeps me in touch with myself, and Im always writing down thoughts and ideas, which then I turn into song lyrics and things like that. But also, my priest gave me this cross from back home, which I keep under my pillow sometimes. Im afraid of the dark, so... its just as a little bit of protection.”

“People betrayed me and I had a really hard time. That, along with what Id been through with my family and my father and hard times at school meant I was knocked down. It was too much and I felt Id been through the wringer - I was like a punchbag. I think talking to people is important and my family have helped me through it. Id definitely be open to going to a therapist. I went when I was younger. But making this record (Stripped) has been therapeutic. Its a tough record, its personal and its made me feel vulnerable. Its honest. Emotionally Ive laid myself bare - its whats in my heart. Ive been writing a lot of poems and I wanted to disappear from the public eye and live life for a minute. I didnt want to play it safe.””

“Saturday Night Live was fun, really really fun. The changing lady was so quick, she almost tore my arm off after the opening monolouge.”

“Im a risk taker and Ive always been like that, especially when it comes to fashion.”