Quotes from Madison Beer

I hate nothing more than feeling rushed to write a song or feeling like I have to write a song.

People would expect me to be this ditzy, bubblegum-pop girl. I was selling myself short.

I think Rihanna's awesome, and I love her music.

I've always had a passion for music - it's a real part of me.

My everyday scent is a unisex perfume by Le Labo.

I think it's important for people to be themselves and express themselves through their makeup or their hair or their perfume or whatever it may be.

It breaks my heart that some of my fans think that because they love me and they idolize me, they have to be just like me and dress like me and act like me.

I had to move out of my home in New York when I was 13. I left all my friends, family, my dogs, and summer camp... all that stuff behind. I moved out to L.A. with my mom and brother. That was difficult for me. I think the hardest part was seeing all my friends graduate without me and go to college.

One thing I love about Lady Gaga is I feel like her sound is always evolving and changing with her and her phases of life.

Don't attack a girl because you see one photo of her and a guy in public.

I feel like, with makeup, I really picked it up on my own. There's no one really in my family - my grandma is probably the closest - who loves makeup like I do.

I was 13 years old. I feel like I didn't have a sense of artistry, and I didn't have a sense of the music that I wanted to make, and every time I'd go into the studio, and I'd make my EP, a month later I'd scrap it and be like, 'I hate every song. I don't wanna do it.' Because that's how 13-year-olds are.

I actually wash my face with Johnson's Baby Shampoo. It's the best face wash. I swear, it's so good! I mean, think about it. It's made for a baby's head. It smells so good, it's sensitive, and it gives you a super clean feeling.

I always make sure my lashes look cute.

There will be slow songs, sad songs, happy songs, songs about boys, and songs about being who you are. I'm making sure I'm happy with all of the songs, because if I am not happy with them, I can't expect anyone else to be, you know?

I truly believe that diversity is so important, and I hope that I can use my platform to encourage and inspire other aspiring female artists.

I use the Tatcha Cleansing Oil. That's probably what I splurge on the most.

I take off my makeup with coconut oil some nights. It sounds like it would clog your pores, but I swear it's saved my skin.

I'm not perfect. I'm not polished.

I wanted to convey the message of how I do what I want and how I run my own business, and I'm a woman in charge. I want all of my fans to know that that's possible and feel empowered when they listen to my music.

With everything I do, I'm 100 percent involved. I don't really let anyone just take over and hear what's going to go on. I like to have full creative control, pretty much, and really be involved with everything.

To my younger self, I would say not to be so hard on yourself. I think that you are your biggest critic.

I've really taken time to dive into my heart and my emotions a little more. I think, before, I was a little nervous to open up that box and go, 'What's in there,' you know? Now, that's what's made the best music, and that's what I've been able to pull out of parts of myself that I never knew existed.

People say I'm too skinny, but if I gain a little weight, they say I look chubby. You can't please everyone. As long as you're happy, that's all that matters.