My mom is one, but there have been performers in my family since as long as we can trace them back, so I think it was kind of inevitable to be artistic and to have a force. We're leaders; we're a family of leaders, so I think it's just part of my genes.

I prefer to do things by myself, but I always bring in people who inspire me.

I tend to write about love because I'm always thinking about it. I think a lot though and struggle with overanalyzing. Way over. That's the thing, I feel like I do that a lot and then finally when I stop thinking, that's when it happens.

I remember just looking at this lioness, she was staring at me, and we just had this weird connection.

I think also, obviously, having someone like Lucas [Goodman], and the people around me are very, not gender-driven or any of that, so when we come in as thing, that's what it is. You can work with us or not work with us and I think that has been helpful. I don't try to put myself in a vulnerable position in that way. I won't just sit quietly.

We [in my family] don't like to mess around and talk about our problems or complain, it's just not anything that we do.

I think just being a '90s kid - I was not a Backstreet Boys girl, I was definitely into NSYNC.