At times, I've been so absolutely terrified of what I was about to do, whether it was public speaking or performance. Whatever it was, sometimes it had me really, really shaking in my shoes, and I decided that I was going to do it no matter what. And, of course, the critic is there, and afterwards, there's this, "Was it good enough? Was it really all I wanted to say?"

Women empowering other women.They get the psycho-social support. They become part of a community.

Success breeds the excitement to continue going.

I have always been a very visual person and a keen observer.

I also started writing songs because I had this burning activity in my heart and had to express myself.

I played with the image, because I think image is temporary. It's a projection. It's illusory.

Fundamentally, we are all in the same place: we're born, we live, and we're going to die. In between, we'll have joy and we'll have sadness.