There are a lot of options when it comes between music and acting. For me, because I'm so passionate about my music career, you have to be extremely passionate when you have opportunities like films and real money actually coming to you compared to with music.

I have a fan base that goes everywhere from 5 to - I don't even know what age, but grown adults.

At the end of the day, I'm Violet's mom, and I want the best for her.

I'm not one of those girls who gets with somebody for the jewelry.

My father's in the military, so we moved a lot. I was born in Jersey but grew up in Maryland until we moved to L.A. to pursue my acting career. Music came into it after that.

I was in musical theater when I first started, so there was always both acting and singing. But as far as getting a record deal, that took time. The majority of that time, I was acting.

With my first single, 'AM to PM,' I was just this cute 18-year-old. But 'cute' didn't get me older roles, and 'cute' wasn't selling records. I wanted people to see that I'd grown up, so I did 'Dip It Low.'

My 'Chili Palmer' was my mother. Her name is Carmen Milian, and she's my manager. Before getting into music, we actually educated ourselves, and I went to college for music as a business and learned the business side, and she read a lot of books.

My mom has gone out of her way in her personal life. She's been with me on the road. She's had to deal with people giving her the 'that's the mom' and arguing. Just little things as a businesswoman.

F. Gary Gray, I think, is one of the best directors I've ever worked with in my life, and I'd love to work with him again.

I like a family guy. He must be fun, must like to go out, and has to respect his mom... my family is very important, so it should be likewise for him.

Keep the faith; work hard: practice does make you perfect. Do what you can, and meet the right people to make it work.

In the world's eyes, what they know of me is from the blogs. What they know is from the media.

I don't like peanut butter and jelly that much.

I was a Tina Turner fan growing up.

For the longest, I was slightly naive when it came to the real world. There were a lot of fears I was afraid to conquer that were just holding me back from standing up for myself or taking chances.

I will always do music, and now - with where the world is going with social media and people dropping stuff for free and doing this and doing that - there's no excuse.

I'm doing everything in my power to be a great mother. I wish I could be with her throughout the day, because I'm always working, but I make sure that whether it's the morning or nighttime, I make it extra special.

It's weird what a last name will do. I changed it to 'Milian,' and next thing you know, I was working and getting auditions and stuff, and it was crazy.

Violet is my everything. She's the sweetest little girl in the whole world. She inspires me. I'm glad that we have such a close relationship because she makes me laugh and shows me how great life can be every day.

I'm happy that I took time off to become a mom and raise my daughter properly and build a bond between the two of us.

I would love to do an indie film, as I've grown to have a more serious side.

'Shelby Star' is going great. We shot a music video, and I'm building an app and some other things for the project.

I'm happiest when I'm with my daughter and I don't have any distractions with my phone going off.

My biggest lesson I've learned about love is to keep on loving. Love is love; it's amazing. It's fine. It hurts. It's probably one of the best experiences in life.

Love is what really fuels you, and that goes for relationships with a spouse or with family. Love is a beautiful thing.

My favorite thing about motherhood is the outpouring of love that is non-judgmental and beautiful. My daughter just makes me happy, and she motivates me to be a kid again.

Every little thing I've done so far has been a dream of mine, and I've been able to accomplish it. It's still a dream every day.

I'm all about 'molde de arroz con picadillo'.

Shoutout to Latinas! You've been great at supporting me, and I appreciate you!

Usher and Shakira are so humble and easy to get along with.

I've got Christian Louboutin' s 6 1/4-inch Equestria boots. I wear them so much, I turned the red bottoms brown!

That's the greatest thing: an experience you can grow from.

I'm more vocal about my ideas in person and music.

I've always felt a certain guilt to have them labeled as 'Christina's sisters' or, 'That's Christina's mom' but them looking for the respect to be named Elizabeth and Danielle and Carmen.

You bring your children onto this earth thinking, 'Okay, I want to make sure that by that time, I'm gonna be good and that they'll be okay.' But it's like, every day we're worried, 'Are we gonna be good?' Things change constantly, so you just gotta push, and you gotta work to the core.

I would love to go to a restaurant on the beach. And that could be in Miami or that could be in Malibu or Bahamas, Mexico.

I love 'Latina'! You guys have always been so supportive of me and my career. Now I have my family, and it's just awesome.

The new idea for me now is creativity. I like to express myself.

I just got tired of waiting for things to happen through other people when so many other people are taking chances on following their dreams.

Everything inspires me, but when it comes to chemistry, and when it comes to the ups and downs of relationships, that's what's real for people.

When I go home, I still have to clean my room; I still have to do the dishes. We have somebody come every now and then to do that stuff, but my mom still makes me clean before she comes.

I make a lot of my own clothes. I don't like wearing the same thing everybody else wears.

I'm not too hard on myself about dieting and exercise. Some stars are a little too bony for me. What happened to the booty?

Lil Wayne and I are really close. We have a really close, personal relationship, and I really like him a lot. We have a great chemistry.

This pro football player once sent me 100 teddy bears, asking me to fly to one of his games and go to dinner. I didn't do it - it was just too weird.

My mom and I always had a great bond. It was always a natural friendship bond since early on. My mom was 18 when she had me.

Women need each other. Be there for each other, and don't feel threatened.

I really stay away from products that are not silicon-based, and I really stay away from parabens.

I do my best to use all-natural type of products. I find that Perricone has really nice face cream. I find they have good facial products. Whenever I have a pimple, their products clear them up and make my skin nice and clean. Also, Kiehl's Ultra Facial Oil-Free Gel-Cream.