I felt that people would criticize everything. I was so scared about playing Paris. I was very much aware that the greatest concerts my father and mother had done were there. I was sure people would be very tough.

I hated seeing myself on screen. I was full of complexes. I hated my face for a very, very long time.

I didn't go to acting school, so it was great to be able to rehearse for a month or two, to workshop, and be with a director who even gave me acting exercises.

I came to understand that people come and see you because they like you. They don't come to throw things at you.

I wish I could just accept that I'm not that good and not be shy about the fact that I'm not that professional.

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.

Letting go of things and not being afraid of being ridiculous or over the top - I think that's the main thing for me to work on.