The cross is a very powerful symbol and it symbolises suffering, but it also is connected to a person who was loving and sharing and his message was about unconditional love. I tried to take a powerful image and use it to draw attention to a situation that needs attention. For me, we all need to be Jesus in our time. Jesus's message was to love your neighbour as yourself and these are people in need. About the controversial crucifixion scene in her Confessions tour.

I'd like to think I am taking people on a journey; I am not just entertaining people, but giving them something to think about when they leave.

A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That's why they don't get what they want.

I loved nuns when I was growing up. I thought they were beautiful. For several years I wanted to be a nun. I saw them as really pure, disciplined, above average people. They had these serene faces. Nuns are sexy.

People think they will wake up one day and I'll be gone. But I'm never going away.