One thing you cannot control is nature.

It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park.

I don't have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing.

You can have a lot of New York and still see what's going on in the rest of the world, I think - like in China.

I'm not really a songwriter - I'm an interpreter. So in a sense I am an actress first and foremost. I act out the songs, and I lead with my heart.

I'm a parent, and I try to take care of my health and keep my life in order. In the last few years I've really had to decide what's important to me, and it seems to me that my family and my health are top on the list. And those have nothing to do with show business.

I don't like to have too many makeup artists around, so I always like to do my own.