I'm passionate about everything, actually. I'm passionate about life.

I'm an only child, you know, originally. I'm not a child anymore, but I certainly tend to spend a lot of time on my own.

I get very frustrated when I hear women saying, "Oh, feminism is passé," because I think feminism means empowerment. Men can be feminists, too! Many men are feminists. We need feminism. It's not against men; it's about the empowerment of women. It's the respect of women - giving women equal rights, the same opportunities.

I wouldn't say that I've mellowed. I'm less mellow, perhaps.

If we value what we've inherited for free - from other women - surely it's right morally and ethically for us to wake up and say, 'I'm a feminist. '

I find beauty in a very independent state. It lives quietly. It's there to be discovered.

I want to branch out. I want to write. I write poetry. I want to see my children grow up well.