I keep losing and regaining my equilibrium, which is the basic plot of all popular fiction. And I myself am a work of fiction.
Women say that my election represents a cultural break with the past - a past of sexism, of misogyny.
We simply can no longer afford to deny the full potential of one half of the population. The world needs to tap into the talent and wisdom of women. Whether the issue is food security, economic recovery, health, or peace and security, the participation of women is needed now more than ever.
For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but to be elected.
As more and more women, men and young people raise their voices and become active in local government, and more local leaders take action for the safety of women and girls, change happens.
In some places women have all the rights they deserve and in others there are big restrictions - in some countries they even mutilate women.
Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.
I do think that we are sometimes, as directors, guilty of portraying or asking our actors to behave in certain ways that are perhaps not very morally acceptable. I'm not the only one.
I don't want to be just a straight pop singer. I'm a vocalist and that's what I want to be seen as in the long run.
You can't hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.
He should be worried about playing the game, not innovating it. He thinks he's Brett Hull or something. You should remind him that he didn't go to college. He's a junior (hockey) guy. So he's not that bright.