Singing has never been particularly easy for me.

If the director says you can do better, particularly in a love scene, then it is rather embarrassing.

I don't want to be thought of as wholesome.

Success is terrifying. Like happiness, it is often appreciated in retrospect. It's only later that you place it in perspective. Years from now, I'll look back and say, ‘God, wasn't it wonderful.’

I'd like to be an original, to be myself and not a pale copy of anyone else.

So many things that you can ask children hopefully pique their interest and they can design and think for themselves. Having children draw and illustrate what they saw in their minds' eyes during the story is a tremendous teaching aid.

Use your knowledge, and your heart, to stand up for those who can't stand, speak for those who can't speak, be a beacon of light for those whose lives have become dark.