I'm not singing anymore; that is why I am so pleased to be writing. My daughter said, "You just found a different way of using your voice."

The old fairy tales are very, very violent, and these days I think we could do with a little less of it.

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.’

Don't you get a swollen head. There's always someone who could come and do what you do, maybe even better, so be grateful and work hard.

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

Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it.

I was named after my two grandmothers - Julia Elizabeth.