The character is close to me, except that I haven't lived through those situations, so it's not completely me.

At the beginning it wasn't to do with the work, it was more the experience.

Even moving around onstage seemed very artificial. But at the same time you have to make that effort in order to get back to who you are and even accept not moving, if that's who you are.

I like to play roles different from myself so I can hide behind them.

I wasn't getting the responses I hoped for. You can't protect yourself from other judgments.

It was very liberating to be able to sing in English. It had a different resonance, different images. It was like being a stranger in a foreign land, which was helpful.

I don't want to feel that I'm a singer or an actress - being able to say that those are just experiences is what I enjoy.