Beauty is an understanding of what you have, and it's forgiving yourself of what you don't have, and appreciating all of it.

When I write a song, I tap into the emotion and the feeling and then I use the emotion to write the words. It's the opposite when I act. I use the words and tap into the emotion.

I'd love to work with Missy Elliott. I'd love to work with Bonnie Raitt. I'd love, love, love to work with Barbra Streisand. I'm reaching, because why not? You don't know what's going to happen in this life.

I think I've changed more as a person and, as I change as a person, there is new added creativity. I've seen more... I've met more people, done more things with dogs, and walked on more beaches since the beginning. The more I see, the more I wanna do; and the more I do, the more I wanna see.

'True Blood' excites me. It scares me, but it excites me.

I defy any woman who is pregnant and trying to concentrate really hard not to feel distracted.

If a woman is happy, then your society is happy.