I always focus on myself in what I want, where I want to go, who I want to reach, which message I want to put out, how I want to dress. – Thalia
As you know, Hurricane Sandy has affected thousands of families, leaving them without electricity, without household goods and, in the worst cases, without a home. – Thalia
My mother, Yolanda, was a little girl who never grew up, and sometimes we would laugh, and I would say things like, ‘Okay, so now it looks like I am your mother and you are my daughter,’ to which she would reply, ‘Well, yes. Handle it and pamper me.’ – Thalia
‘Growing Stronger’ emerged from a need to relate my life experiences as well as my constant struggle to prevail each day, and as a reminder to myself of the importance of never giving up. – Thalia
I want to reach everybody, from the little girls who are 3 years old, to the grandmother who watches my soap, to a young man in love. – Thalia
I know I have difficulties with some verbs. But if they get me, they get me. And if they don’t understand me, they don’t understand me. – Thalia
I heard that I have three ribs, that I have more surgeries than Cher – whatever they say, they say; I know who I am. – Thalia
Since I’m not a journalist, I talk about issues that encourage an interchange of ideas through conversation while also being entertaining. – Thalia
Everything is so fast now, everything is so disposable now, there’s no time to build up a career like we used to have in the past. – Thalia
There’s some anxiety the 30 minutes before the show starts. But once you step on stage and face the people, everything goes away, and you have fun and enjoy the audience. – Thalia
A lot of singers find a musical genre people like and stick with it. That’s being a conformist. I sing ballads, rock, salsa, rap. – Thalia
I think my life in general, like that of any human being, has highs and lows, has moments of great light and moments of great darkness. – Thalia
This is the fantasy of every woman – to hold at our feet servile and tame slaves, like in Roman times. And the worse we treat them, the more passionate they become. – Thalia
To me, a big crossover was what happened to me years ago, like bringing my music in Spanish to Europe, or Asia. To me, that’s a crossover because Spanish is not a language that everybody talks. – Thalia
I don’t smoke, drink. I exercise, drink lots of water, eat well, don’t sun. Me cuido. There’s a lot of things that I want to do. – Thalia
I’ve been starting in new places year after year after year. It’s just like when I went to Greece or the Philippines. I love when people think I’m a new artist. It’s a chance to start over. – Thalia
You go to Los Angeles or New York or Miami or Chicago, and you see Latinos everywhere; they are involved in every part of American society. That’s why they have to start being represented in Hollywood, because an ‘Americano’ can’t walk down the street and not see a Latino. – Thalia
Music has always been a huge part of my life from a very young age, and today it remains a very powerful and natural way for me to connect with people, as well as my children. – Thalia
My kids are my No. 1 priority. They’re the light in my everyday life. The sunshine. The miracle. Those eyes. Those smiles. At the same time, I have an extended, amazing family that is my audience. All these people have been with me for such a long time. I have these two responsibilities. – Thalia
Women right now kind of have this idea of success – putting your career first and then having kids. On one side, it’s perfect and it’s a great plan, but on the other side, they don’t explain to you that after age 35, you start losing eggs. – Thalia