Quotes By Delta Goodrem

Everything was going for me, I didn't even know the meaning of the word insecurity and suddenly I am surrounded by words like operation, cancer, chemotherapy, radiation.

I was at number one in Australia with both my album and my single. And then I was told I had cancer. I thought, 'What a strange turn of events.'

I started performing at school and drama classes when I was 7.

Pop was great fun.

When I do get the chance I just love to hang around at home with friends and family.

I've done a lot of collaboration over the years, but right now I'm enjoying writing by myself and just being me again for a while.

I can't be all things to everyone.

I have weathered many different storms and I know who I am and my friends know who I really am.

What resonates with me now is the acoustic guitar and piano.

Most people's journeys haven't been as disjointed as mine.

Now I know you should listen to what your body is telling you.

I'm not worried any more about changing people's view of me.

I used to get stressed out, but my cancer has put everything into perspective.

I have been singing for as long as I could talk.

I think it's important to have professional lessons or advice.

Sport was my absolute love. It was very sporty household. We had my - my brother and I both loved sports.

I need to keep traveling, being a gypsy, having experiences and writing about them.

I don't have any expectations.

I like to go into a little shell and be a hermit and make music for a while.

I think Taj and Nina were better friends, because they get along, they have a lot of fun and they laugh. But it seems that Nina and Jack really hit it off. Nina really fell in love with Jack. there's a lot of chemistry between them!

If I get a cold, it lasts for a month.

The second album was emotionally exhausting and my life felt like it had become very serious at a very young age.

Hodgkin's is serious and I don't want to be dismissive about it, but there are people who have gone through much worse and lost their lives to cancer.

I'm just excited I get to sing all the time. There's nothing but open ears of people wanting to listen.

I'd just recorded it in Mariah Carey's studio. THey thought the song was perfect for Nina, because she's so shy, so it was nice to have that connection with Nina in the song. It was special.

I always had long hair. When you lose it, you realise just how important it is to your identity.

I love having my hair back. It is so important to how you feel, how you dress, how you look.

Well, Neighbours wanted to do a song on the show, and they asked me what songs I had. I told them I'd just written this song, called Born to Try, and I had just gone overseas and spoken to some people from Song about it.

I knew who I was as a girl but I had to find who I was as a woman.

I'm thankful for my songs being at the top of the charts but I am human - I think people still have to remember that.