My books have three W's on them, which are "words," "wisdom," and "wonder." Words inevitably lead to wisdom, and wisdom inevitably leads to wonder and awe at this phenomenal world around us.

You never feel lonely if you're writing, because you're living with all these characters in your head.

I don't think today's younger audience... would even know what 1920s musicals were like.

I'm more contented and at peace with myself now than I was as a box-office queen. I'm less uptight. I've even reached a stage where it doesn't shatter me if somebody prints something bad about me.

If I'm reading about a river or the trees or the wind blowing or the stars at night, if you can hear that in the music in some way, you've wedded the two and your imagination takes off. To be able to hear that in music is really important.

I Google'd myself a lot of times believe me. A lot of people know more about me than I knew.

Behaving like a princess is work. It's not just about looking beautiful or wearing a crown. It's more about how you are inside.