A lot of my hair and makeup, and everything I pull for inspiration, is [drawn] from old photographs.

She's lonely and wounded and very vulnerable and it really is a story about people at the heart of it all.

When I read the scripts, I'm always so excited to see what's going to happen because it's unpredictable.

I love Judy Garland, I love Doris Day, I love Marilyn Monroe. I love everything that comes from that era. The music is just beautiful and powerful - and simple. That's what makes it so great.

I'm an actor, so I love to be degraded!

I started singing at the Met when I was seven, and the competition was so fierce that it really prepared me.

I have a dog as well, and I'm not a vegan or anything. But I needlepoint and I have a cat, so it's not boding well.