I will go out of my way to avoid the shopping crowds and the extreme consumerism - I hate all that.

As a creative person, you just put something out into the consciousness of the society you live in.

I don't think feminism is about the exclusion of men but their inclusion... we must face and address those issues, especially to include younger men and boys.

Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance - it's the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries.

I don't have any interest to go to Israel. I don't think I'd ever have a cause to go.

I think music is the most phenomenal platform for intellectual thought.

I sang a lot as a little girl and entered competitions. I loved singing in choirs, but it was as I got older that I really found my voice.