I guess it all depends on your nature. Some people can`t stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I`m a regular talking machine. It`s all or nothing for me.
There`s always a new thing happening to me that`s even more extraordinary, so pressure gets harder. But I like it when it`s hard. Anyone can do it when it`s easy. When it`s hard and you can do it good, you`re proud of yourself. There`s going to be more pressure as the years go by, that`s for sure. But I think I`m a hard worker and I`m ready for that. As long as I believe in what I`m doing, the pressure is okay with me.
For me, singing was real life, not two plus two equals four.
I`ll be a Quebecker-Canadian. I`m from Quebec and every time I go to a country I say that. It`s my roots, my origins and it`s the most important thing to me.
There`s one way to do showbiz, if you want to do it perfectly, you have to be disciplined and you have to be ready to work really hard
I`m not trying to be a nice girl, but it`s me. I`m not afraid to be nice.
The most important thing I can give to my son is my true values. Whatever choice he makes, I want him to assume his responsibilities and achieve what he wants - and be happy. For me to be able to give my happiness to my son. I cannot achieve better than that.
I don`t regret having lost my adolescence. I had one dream: I wanted to be a singer
on her son seeing her Las Vegas show for the first time] He`s the only guy who intimidates me.
My life is to be a mom. It is what I enjoy the most. It is my most amazing reward. I will take a chance with my music. I don`t take risks with my family.
I feel like I`m at the bottom of the ladder, finally. I started at the top. I came down. Maturity is being grounded. When you feel grounded you feel strong. I know what I want.
I love performing, but I never really liked show business. My success is my family. I want to be more successful as a mother.
I want to be more successful as a mother than I am in show business.
I think that life has a secret, and children they hold that secret. Maybe it`s not given to everybody to discover this thing.
I love performing, but I never really liked show business. My success is my family. I want to be more successful as a mother. (People Magazine, "The Power of Love" by Marisa Laudadio & Karen S. Schneider - 3 December 2007)
My child was not only carried by me, but by the universe.
I feel like I`m at the bottom of the ladder, finally. I started at the top. I came down. Maturity is being grounded. When you feel grounded you feel strong. I know what I want. (People Magazine, "The Power of Love" by Marisa Laudadio & Karen S. Schneider - 3 December 2007)
I don`t listen to my own music at home.
On her son Rene: Oh my God, when he`s 20 years old what`s going to happen to me? I`m gonna marry him.
I have records in gold, in platinum, I have two Oscars, I have Grammys and so on.
I have become a housewife and there is no better job.
On her baby: He`s 16 months old and he eats soap and paper. What`s going on with kids?
Golf is a search for perfection, for balance. It`s about meditation and concentration. You have to use hand and brain.
The most important thing I can give to my son is my true values. Whatever choice he makes, I want him to assume his responsibilities and achieve what he wants - and be happy. For me to be able to give my happiness to my son. I cannot achieve better than that. (People Magazine, "The Power of Love" by Marisa Laudadio & Karen S. Schneider - 3 December 2007)
Since I was a little child, my nose - I think it`s too big.
At home, we don`t listen to our music-we listen to other people`s music. It keeps you attached to the show business world.
There`s one way to do showbiz, if you want to do it perfectly, you have to be disciplined and you have to be ready to work really hard.
I knew it was going to be the most extraordinary thing in my life, but how powerful it is, you can never know until you have a baby.
He`s the only guy who intimidates me. (About her son, René-Charles coming to see her Las Vegas show for the first time.) (People Magazine, "The Power of Love" by Marisa Laudadio & Karen S. Schneider - 3 December 2007)
There`s been nothing but discipline, discipline, discipline all my life.
My life is to be a mom. It is what I enjoy the most. It is my most amazing reward. I will take a chance with my music. I don`t take risks with my family. (People Magazine, "The Power of Love" by Marisa Laudadio & Karen S. Schneider - 3 December 2007)
I don`t regret having lost my adolescence. I had one dream: I wanted to be a singer. (People Magazine - 1994)
I started at 5 years old in the kitchen table with my family supporting me. I know where I`m from and I know exactly where I`m going.
I gave life, and that is beautiful.
I`ve never been cool - and I don`t care.
I often buy myself presents. Sometimes I will spend $100,000 in one day in a posh boutique.
I looked in the audience. There were no strangers. Everybody was singing and cheering and hugging. That was a beautiful picture to look at.
I will perform My Heart Will Go On for the rest of my life and it will always remain a very emotional experience for me.
Everything that I decide to do means something, otherwise I don`t do them.