The inner world is very potent for me - I don't ascribe to any God or Jesus or Buddha - I just have a sense of it and revere it along with the natural world and human consciousness.

I understand what it is for a woman to want to protect their children and give them the best they can.

Imagine living in abject poverty and not knowing anything other than that for generations. Or alternatively, imagine being born into a really wealthy family, but there was no real love. Everyone's living these extraordinary, interesting lives whether they know it or not.

We are not consistent. We have both these dark sides and some light as well.

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.

Each individual is as individual as their fingerprints, and I think that's extraordinary.

If one woman is suffering, then we are all suffering, and we need to put a voice to that.