Quotes from Lea Michele

I love myself, the way I look, my body, but sometimes I can't help but feel insecure.

The only crush I have is on Chris Colfer. I'm madly in love with him… I just, like, I doodle in my prop notebooks, 'I heart Chris Colfer' over and over and over again.

I love being healthy. I get a lot of sleep. I'm a girl who eats. And I feel beautiful no matter how I look. I have my family to thank for that.

I love horses so much. Horses are my life.

I'm such a fan of Idina Menzel! I think she's made a wonderful career in this business. I love her so much, and any role she's played, I'd love to be able to follow in her footsteps.

I was in choir in school. I kind of just did it. I already knew I wanted to sing. My music program in my school wasn't really great - people didn't really want to be part of the choir, they didn't want to do the plays and stuff like that. It definitely wasn't the cool thing to do.

I always knew that I wanted to work and I knew I wanted to be a singer and an actor. I knew that every choice I made would help me get to that point. So the better the choices I made, the more of a chance I would have to get to where I wanted to be.

I'd love to be able to play all different roles, whether it's Maureen in Rent or Maria in West Side Story. I would just love to be involved in this business forever.

I love being outdoors - hiking, biking, and swimming.

I love to cook so much. I like to cook everything. I really like to eat my food.

I would love Kate Middleton to be in 'Glee.' Wouldn't that be fantastic? That would be great.

I'm Italian and we curse a lot when we talk.

Film is an itch I have yet to scratch.

I've always been proud of my body, my Jewish nose and all of that. Hollywood's Hollywood, but that's not going to change.

Growing up on stage, I was introduced to makeup at a young age and I will never forget the first time I tried on a L'Oreal Paris iconic lipstick - it was instant glamour and I've been hooked ever since.

I'm honored to be in a position to have young girls or performers look up to me.

But people are going to say what they want to say. I know who I am, and I'm not perfect.

If you believe in yourself you can make yourself whatever you want to be.

I was a vegan for two years, and I really enjoyed it. Then, I got to a point in my life at which I wanted to do something else, so now I'm a vegetarian. You should make your diet one that best fits you and how you feel. Listen to your body. The most important thing is to exercise, drink lots of water, and take really good care of yourself.

Well, everything with being vegan and vegetarian is a really big commitment. You have to do what you feel is best and what you believe in and what your body is telling you that it needs. I really think everyone should do what's best for them, and what's best for me may not be best for someone else.

I need some me-time. I have to remember to rest, because I have a natural energy and I don't want to burn out.

I always sing Adele in the shower. But everyone should know you never sing an Adele song in public because no one's better than Adele.

When I wasn't working on Broadway, I worked in a Bat Mitzvah dress shop and was the Cinderella of the shop - always cleaning and vacuuming!

Britney Spears is definitely my favorite past Candie's girl; her campaigns were gorgeous.