5 surprising moments from Anderson's talk with Madonna

By Lisa Respers France, CNN

updated 3:13 PM EDT, Fri October 4, 2013

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(CNN) -- Always outspoken. Always challenging the system. Always a champion for freedom.

Anderson Cooper's conversation with singer, actress and activist Madonna about her "Art for Freedom" movement yielded not only a sense of the passion she has for it, but also revealed a few things about the woman who has both scandalized and intrigued the world with her refusal to be anyone other than herself.

Here are five things we learned from Madonna:

1) This project is the most important thing she's done besides raising her kids

By providing people a vehicle in which to express their thoughts on freedom by sharing their photographs, videos, music or other media, Madonna feels an incredible sense of responsibility. And just as she does not take her role as a mother to her four children lightly, she also feels an incredible sense of responsibility for "Art for Freedom."

Madonna: Through the years

Madonna: Through the years

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5 surprising moments from Anderson's talk with Madonna