Being too thin. Being bigger. I've been criticized for being on both sides of the scale.

When you're seventeen years old, green and inexperienced, you're grateful for any guidance and direction you can get.

Independence was a big, big thing for me. I saw my voice as a way out - when my parents fought, I'd run up to my room, put on The Sound of Music, open the window and sing out. My voice was my escape.

I was never into the boy crazy thing because I was very focused on my career.

I don't have anything to hide but what happens is the media tend to beat up what I say.

So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?

My elementary school days were miserable. After Star Search, the jealousy got really bad that our neighbors slashed our tires.