Gomez: "You can’t be afraid of what people are going to say, because you’re never going to make everyone happy."

Gomez: “Always be yourself, there's no one better!”

Gomez: "I understand what it's like to be bullied, to feel lost, to feel like I'm not good enough. I know all those feelings.... I've [since] learned there's power deep down inside yourself, and you can find it when you don't give up on yourself and when you ask for help."

Gomez: "I like to be adventurous."

Gomez: "I would deactivate every single comment on any social media. You should be able to post what you want, say what you want, be what you want without anybody judging you."

Gomez: "Dancing allows me to go away and not have to think of what I'm doing next."

Gomez: "I don't really have a structured path of wanting to say, 'This is what I'll do next.' I'm just going to read a bunch of scripts and see which one I love. There are so many things I would love to play, in all different genres."

Gomez: "For me, my music is fun. I don't really take my music that serious."

Gomez: "People speculate or think what they want to think, but it's been really fun for me to kind of explore what I want to explore."

Gomez: "Authenticity is my life."

Gomez: "Acting is something I work really, really hard on that I throw myself into a situation where I do work 18 hours a day. And I do hope to see longevity."

Gomez: "I've learned that I want what I deny. I want someone who is crazy about me, who treats me like a princess. I want the picture-perfect fairy tale stuff."

Gomez: "I feel confident. I feel empowered. I feel in control."

Gomez: "I would try to promote something that I loved, and the entire interview would be about my personal life. I would leave a room feeling defeated, feeling embarrassed, but I would always make sure to put that smile on my face because I wasn't going to let them get to me."

Gomez: "I wanted to do things that I knew were going to be me."

Gomez: "I wanted to be like my friends. I hung out with girls who had blue eyes and blonde hair and I thought, 'I want to look like them!'"

Gomez: "This is a very superficial job. I sit in a chair for two hours and get hair and makeup done and talk about myself in interviews. That's a very vain thing to do. And I do get caught up in it sometimes."

Gomez: “If I’m known for anything, I hope it’s simply just for the way I care about people.“

Gomez: "I'm human, I'm not perfect. I make mistakes all the time, but I guess my job is to keep those mistakes to myself, which I'm already fine doing and just try to be the best I can be for those kids."

Gomez: "The day I got my first letter from a fan, I felt like I'd been touched by an angel."

Gomez: "Ever since I was 16, I've had this lower register, what I thought was a very manly voice, and I was insecure about that. But once I started acting more, I realized it was an asset, and I didn't want to force myself to aim for the highest note possible."

Gomez: "I think it's healthy to gain a perspective on who you are deep down, question yourself, and challenge yourself; it's important to do that."

Gomez: "Success is nothing if you don't have the right people to share it with, you're just gonna end up lonely."

Gomez: "The older I get, the prouder I am to be a woman in the industry. When I was younger and running around all the time on tour, I don't think I took the time to notice how being a woman in my position is really a gift. I want to make sure I utilize all that power."

Gomez: "I never really said I want to be a role model. But then when it happened I was so down for it."

Gomez: "I found strength in what hurt me. And in my family - that's my strength as well. I'm truly grateful to be hurt as many times as I have, because I'm happy!"

Gomez: "I'm a young woman, and I'm growing up and trying to do it in a way I feel comfortable with."

Gomez: "The guys that do have the confidence to hit on me are not necessarily my type, but they think they are because I'm a pop star; I sing songs, do movies. I like to feel sexy and confident on stage."

Gomez: "I try my best to be a good person and be the best I can be."

Gomez: "You can't shut down. You can't say, 'What can I do to make this go away?' You have to let it be painful and get through it. Every day gets better. Because when you're in love, you kind of give everything and make that person your life. So every day, you get more and more of yourself back, and it feels better."

Gomez: "I don't like the whole off-and-on thing. I don't like 'taking a break.' Either you're with me, or you're not. And that's how I kind of deal."

Gomez: “I’m a very communal person. I find happiness when I’m with people I love.”

Gomez: "I think of myself more as an actress. I do my music because I'm very passionate about my music. I love making music. I love inspiring people. I love making great songs that are just really fun. But that's all it usually is for me. I love touring and singing great songs. I don't think I'll ever win a Grammy one day, and I'm totally fine with that. I do work really hard when it comes to acting and I want to do that for a long time."

Gomez: "There's nothing wrong with a woman being comfortable, confident."

Gomez: "I talk so much on stage - too much. I always get in trouble. But it's just the best to be able to connect with people."

Gomez: "My attention span is all over the place, and I overthink things. I'm an insomniac."

Gomez: "Whenever you have a goal, whether you want to be a doctor or a singer, people will find a way to bring you down.... I always tell people that if you have something you're really passionate about, don't let anyone tell you that you can't do it."

Gomez: "We only have one life, and it is very precious, and there's a lot we can do, and there's a lot we should do."

Gomez: "I'm very emotional. When I went through my first breakup, I thought it was the end of the world, and I thought I was going to die if I didn't have him in my life. It was good to cry it out and just scream, or call my friends in the middle of the night crying."

Gomez: "Being cool, having a 'cool' energy is just not attractive to me."

Gomez: "You reflect on the people who used to be in your life, and it's like, 'Wow, I can't believe that person was ever really in my life.' But people are put into your life for seasons, for different reasons, and to teach you lessons."

Gomez: "I have a right to live my life and just be me with whoever I choose. We just do the best we can."

Gomez: "The older I've gotten, the more I've learned that I have to open myself up to all opportunities. Maybe I'll get burned and not meet the right people, but I won't know until I do it."

Gomez: "I tend to not speak up as much, so saying no is rather difficult for me. The biggest step of being an adult is saying, 'This is what I do like. This is what I don't like.' Being yourself means certain people aren't going to like that. I'm still figuring it out and taking things day by day."

Gomez: "Every now and then, I deserve to say what I feel."

Gomez: "I feel like I'm just starting, but I think I'd be fine if it all went away. I get that from my mother. From the moment I started singing, she always reminded me that all of this was a privilege, and could be taken at any moment. So singing is not how I define myself. I try to keep my identity rooted in my friendships and my faith."

Gomez: "You are not defined by an Instagram photo, by a 'Like,' by a comment. That does not define you."

Gomez: "I really want to go to Ireland. It's really green I hear and very pretty. So I'd really like to go there and spend a nice amount of time because I always travel but for like a second. I never get to enjoy the places."

Gomez: "There’s so much of my friendship with Taylor that people don’t know about because we don’t necessarily feel the need to post about everything we do. She has showed up for me in ways that I would have never expected. Flown in because I was hurt and was going through something. Stuff that was going on with my family. It’s been proven year after year and in every moment of my life that she is one of my best friends in the world. We don’t agree on everything, but we respect each other with everything."

Gomez: "My intention was never to become a tabloid. So when things kind of happened that way, it got out of control. And then I was like, 'Wait, none of this is true.' The way the media has sometimes tried to explain things has made it sound really bad, when in reality there’s nothing wrong with the fact that I needed to go away or that I fell in love."

Gomez: "I would do anything to be able to have a good influence on this generation."

[On advice Taylor Swift has given her]

Gomez: "She's so tough! ... Sometimes she'll tell me: 'You should be a little mean sometimes.'"

Gomez: “I’m so f*cking nice to everybody, and everyone is so vile to me. I’ve been working since I was seven. I’ve been a UNICEF ambassador since I was 17. It’s so disappointing that I’ve become a tabloid story. The hate motivated me.”

Gomez: "I want the stupid questions about things that nobody cares about to eventually stop. Ask me questions about stuff that matters."

Gomez: "If you are broken, you do not have to stay broken."

Gomez: "A lot of people would be embarrassed to admit that they were on 'Barney', but I embrace the fact. I just had such a wonderful time doing that show. I learned what a camera and prop is, and all that. I learned my manners too, so I guess that's a good thing!"

Gomez: "If you are able to look yourself in the mirror every day with the decisions that you make, that's where power starts."

Gomez: "Nobody really knows everything, and they can only assume."

Gomez: "I believe in second chances, but I don't believe in third or fourth chances. I love talking through things, and I always want to make things work, if I really love someone, but eventually, if they can't fix whatever is wrong, or if they've done something and then they continue to do it, they're probably not going to change for anybody."

Gomez: "Making new friends is tough. You don't really know who to trust when you're away from people that you love a lot."

Gomez: "I never know if it's the right choice I'm making. It's always weird going from one place to another."

Gomez: "I always want to push myself, even though I'm not in the entire thing. My friend Taylor says, 'If you're the smartest person in the entire room, you're in the wrong room.'"

Gomez: "I don't trust anyone... It's something that I have to live with, and I have to find the balance of who I want in my life and who isn't good for me."

Gomez: “I tried out a bunch of different neighborhoods because I wanted to know what was going to make me feel comfortable in a city that doesn’t make me feel that comfortable. I was like, ‘Oh, maybe I’ll try West Hollywood,’ but I was like, ‘No, that’s not my vibe.’ Then I moved to Calabasas, and I thought that would be nice and family-oriented, but it’s actually very overwhelming and trendy now. It took me a while to figure out what was best for me.”

Gomez: "I’ve learned there’s power deep down inside yourself, and you can find it when you don’t give up on yourself and when you ask for help."

Gomez: "My strength is translating emotion because I'm such a feeler."

Gomez: "I don't really like dressing up. Some people probably think actresses dress up everywhere they go. I'm in sweatpants half the time with my hair in a ponytail."

Gomez: "People are so terrified of other people. I see it in my generation a lot. There's so much anxiety and angst, and the pressure just keeps getting worse."

Gomez: "I would deactivate every single comment on any social media. You should be able to post what you want, say what you want, be what you want without anybody judging you."

Gomez: "I don't actually like dates. I get awkward as I never know what to do."

Gomez: "I maybe had a first love and had my heart broken, but reflecting on it, I don't think that was love. I think as I'm getting older and having more in-depth relationships, maybe I'll experience it. At the moment, I don't know, exactly, if I've been in love."

Gomez: "You're growing and changing, and eventually, you can go from having all these friends to feeling like you have no one, because you've been betrayed, or you've gone through things. But in this moment, I'm in such a good place with my friends. I feel confident and I'm happy there are people who I can truly trust in my life."

Gomez: "I'm going to try to pull a Natalie Portman. Natalie went to Harvard while shooting 'Star Wars'. I don't know how she did it. I want to have lunch with her and ask her - that seems like a bunch of stress right there."

Gomez: "The older I've gotten, the more I've learned that I have to open myself up to all opportunities. Maybe I'll get burned and not meet the right people, but I won't know until I do it."

Gomez: "Music just affects people's feelings. It brings out emotions in you and makes you happy and sad."

Gomez: "If you have three people in your life that you can trust, you can consider yourself the luckiest person in the whole world."

Gomez: "I'm human, so of course certain things sometimes hurt."

Gomez: "I don't know if I would've had the opportunity to be on 'Wizards of Waverly Place' if it weren't for my heritage. I realize everybody wants what they don't have. But at the end of the day, what you have inside is much more beautiful than what's on the outside!"