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" I never live in the present. I'd do interviews and people will say, 'Isn't this great?' or 'Can you believe?' And I would react, like, 'No, I can't believe it because I'm not living in this moment.' "

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" I believe in a lot of astrology. I believe in aliens... I look up into the stars and I imagine: 'How self-important are we to think that we are the only life-form?' "

Katy Perry

I Believe

Stars

Believe

" I've actually always wanted to make something like an acoustic record. "

Katy Perry

Always

Make

" I don't want to completely self-sabotage everything that I've got and alienate everyone. But I definitely want to take some chances as I always have. "

" My career is like an artichoke. People might think that the leaves are tasty and buttered up and delicious, and they don't even know that there's something magical hidden at the base of it. There's a whole other side of me that people didn't know existed. "

Katy Perry

Career

Hidden

" I don't care what people say about my relationship; I don't care what they say about my boobs. People are buying my songs; I have a sold-out tour. I'm getting incredible feedback from my music. "

" My dad would give me $10, which is a lot of money when you're 9, to sing at church, on tables at restaurants, at family functions, just about anywhere. "

Katy Perry

Money

Sing

" When I first started out, I was really attracted to having my own sense of style because I started swing dancing, lindy hop, and jitterbug. "

" I always knew I wanted a great man of God, someone who was going to be an inspiration for people and also be a lovely husband and father. "

" I'd never devote a whole record to heartbreak. "

" My parents are Republicans, and I'm not. "

Katy Perry

Parents

Republicans

" Honey, I am the chief of my train. If critics want to hop on board, fantastic. There's plenty of room. The KP train is fun. "

" I unfortunately still crave chicken McNuggets and bacon, which is the meat candy of the world. "

" I can't be the candy queen forever. "

" I come from a very non-accepting family, but I'm very accepting. "

" Not to sound overly cheesy but I really appreciate the freedom we have in America - especially as a female. "

" I didn't have a childhood. "

Katy Perry

Childhood

" People always ask me, 'What is it that you regret?' And I say, 'nothing, because I could not buy what I've learned.' And I apply those things to my life I learn. And hopefully, hopefully it helps me to be a better human in the future and make better choices. "

" I'm on this extraordinary adventure, and if I have no one to talk to at the end of the night, I feel lonely. "

" I think sometimes when children grow up, their parents grow up. Mine grew up with me. We coexist. I don't try to change them anymore, and I don't think they try to change me. We agree to disagree. "

Katy Perry

Change

Parents

" I'm kind of a good girl - and I'm not. I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I'm a bad girl because I like to tease. I know that I have sex appeal in my deck of cards. But I like to get people thinking. That's what the stories in my music do. "

" I just want to make it very clear that I come from very humble beginnings, and I worked for everything! "

" Oh, I will always be honest with my music. The records are black boxes for me. Like if you want to know who I am, my views, my perspective, things I love, things I hate, my convictions, my anthems. I've never let people's opinions affect the way I write. "

Katy Perry

I Am

Music

" I'm not going to be everything to everyone. "

" If people want a role model, they can have Miley Cyrus. "

" I don't want to be above my audience; I want to be one with my audience. "

" I'm a woman who likes to be courted - strongly. "

" I love hearing my song on the radio the first time, but when it comes on again, I change the station. I already have so much of the spotlight on me. I don't need any more. "

Katy Perry

Need

Song

" My singing is really important to me, but when children come along they'll be my main focus. I'd never put my career in front of my babies - it'd be a case of fitting jobs around them. "

Katy Perry

Focus

Important

" I just feel like I have this gift that I've been given. It's like, 'Someone unwrap it! Here it is!' That drive can't be held down. "

" I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring. Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it. "