Quotes from Christina Milian

I was living in Maryland and my first week was dreadful. My first week I actually got into a fight at school.

My real last name is Flores, and Milian is actually my mom's maiden name. So it's not made up, which is cool; it runs in the family. And it actually worked out better for my career to have the last name Milian, because Flores kept me in a little box, and no one really associated me with the last name Flores.

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

A great script might come my way, and I could be in the middle of music. So, it's a huge choice that I have to make - if I'm going to go do a movie or if I'm going to turn it down - because it could be an opportunity that could send my career through the roof, and you never know.

I'm very passionate, and I care about the people that are around me.

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 don't like peanut butter and jelly that much.

I'm a fan of Rihanna. I have all her albums. I love her music; she's a great performer. We've both gone on to great things. It's all love.

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

I'm an entertainer, period. But I'd probably have to say my passion is in singing. I'm willing to go broke singing.

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

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.

I've teamed up with Pine Sol to celebrate the makers of home.

I think chatbots are the future of engagement between a fan and a brand or celebrity.

When we were doing the cheerleading for this, I was excited about doing it because I always wanted to be a cheerleader. I always wanted to but I didn't get to because I was working.

There's nothing better than that feeling of new chemistry when you're so into someone, and you could care less about what anyone else thinks... and there's butterflies! It's a real feeling that people experience.

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.

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

But people who do not know me are surprised to see me as a real person I guess.

Also, my mom and family are very important to me and I know that this is not expected.

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.

Even if I don't have the money to take vocal lessons, I'll practice in the house by myself singing out loud.

Still, to this day I go back and listen to music that inspires me to write now

Living in Maryland, I saw that the opportunities were far greater in California than back home.