Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.

Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it's like a jackhammer.

The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then you have a great career.

If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.

A lot of people have no access to beauty. When I was growing up, my mother had only a few pretty things to look at.

I always wanted to be a performer, I didn't know exactly what kind of performer, all I knew was there were certain things that I liked. I liked movies a whole lot, and I loved music.

If they [at the audition] don't like the way you sound they won't buy you anyway, ripped dress or no ripped dress, ass hanging out or no ass hanging out.