My family was musical on both sides. My father’s family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a contest to be Shirley Temple’s double — she was the diva of the family. At 8, I learned how to play guitar. I used to play songs from the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s in the kitchen for my grandmother.

I think we should all live the moment. But you also have to think ahead. You have to think, 'Am I going to be happy with this five, ten years from now? Is it going to let me evolve and grow, or am I going to grow to one day wish I had never done it?' Sometimes you just have to think a little bit ahead.

Sometimes my mother had difficulty communicating with me about certain topics.

What's the point if you make something that's not you, and you're successful? You have to perform it the rest of your life.

You never know what life has in store for you, but I believe there are certain things one is meant to go through

We protect aspirin bottles in this country better than we protect guns from accidents by children.

I've got nine dogs, eight birds, turtles, fish and I had wallabies at one point.