Stars can't shine without darkness.

I did a lot of songs that I sold, but then they never came out and I never got paid for it. You learn real fast that the music industry, in the beginning, you're not going to get paid for a while, and then you start getting the accolades.

I got really excited about Beyoncé, but it was Beyoncé. I think I was more in awe of how pleasant she is.

I've done so much songwriting and I know how to do it.

My success, I feel like, is credit - credit for a good job. I haven't even gotten a Grammy, yet I've already decided I want an Emmy.

Acting becomes my real job, writing becomes my second job, and then when I turn 50, I think I'm going to open up an interior decorating company.

I just like to stay creative. Anything that can keep my mind going.