Nicki Minaj

I love being able to say, I’m not American, I’m Trini. I think it gives me so much more depth.

I usually don’t listen back to the shows but I finally did. Now I know the one thing that’s gonna make it even better than it already is!

If I had to describe (the past ten years) I would say ‘blessed’. Blessed and highly favoured, because the things that have happened to me have been once in a lifetime.

This is what happens when you release a great body of work after they spent millions to ruin you.

Definitely tougher to be vulnerable. As a woman in the industry, you try so hard to remain strong and to not let your guard down. And once you let the walls down and let people see that you were a regular person who has feelings, sometimes people take advantage of that. I think that applies for everyone. It’s always a little bit nerve-racking to just completely let your guard down because you just don’t know if people are going to appreciate it. And then if they don’t appreciate it, you can feel like you did it in vain.

It’s a sport to me. I never want to get too complacent with my writing or my flow.

[whether he thought he was a sexy man-beast] I wouldn’t be able to say. I don’t think I’m much of one. It’s funny, it is the secret to any guy – if people find him unattractive or whatever you just get Stephenie Meyer to tell the world, to put on her Web site that this guy is now attractive and everybody changes their minds.

[on his acting career] All the new people you meet, it’s pretty amazing. The vampire needs new blood. And there is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful.

If you’re wondering why I was only nominated for three of the categories tonight, it’s because I don’t swallow.

I guess each relationship is different. That’s what I love about relationships. Even when they end, you’ve learned so very much, so much to take into your next relationship and to take into your life. It’s the greatest thing that comes out of an ending – so it depends on the person.

We don’t want to be influenced, just informed.

There are positive things that come of social media as well as negative.

Well I had my kids so young that I kind of feel that I’m a kid too and am growing up with them. The things they’re interested in tend to really influence me.

Student debt is like HPV – if you go to college, you are most likely to get it, and it will follow you for the rest of your life.

Acting is really about showing up that day and telling the writers what you feel like saying.

All you could do was to see them. We were backstage when the Beatles were on and you could just about hear a noise. It was just literally screaming.

I don’t even have people’s phone numbers. I almost don’t want to have a girlfriend in this environment.

A man becomes as attractive as an attractive woman when he becomes successful and is publicly noted. Power’s an aphrodisiac.

I couldn’t have asked for a better target than Trump

I was always loud and obnoxious and giggly and funny.

I want to spend time with Oprah, and I don’t know what I need to do to make that happen.