On her extreme thinness during her 'Ally McBeal' years: "I started under-eating, over-exercising, pushing myself too hard and brutalizing my immune system. I guess I just didn't find time to eat. I am much more healthy these days.

I don't watch the show - only bits and pieces of all of them. The only one I sat through was the pilot.

It's so funny how my name has always been such a big deal. When I was growing up, my family was always moving. I had to meet new people all the time. And they'd laugh.

So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong!

And when I first came out from New York, I hadn't driven in a long time. Now I'm like Joe Speedster.

The way the world underestimates me will be my greatest weapon.

Actually, I take it as a compliment. Diva is a derivative of divine. That's quite a title to carry around.