All that schooling never prepares you for the reality of life.

In acting, you have a writer, a director, a character - you're working through being another person - and the irony I always tell people is when I acted early on as a teenager, it actually kept me out of trouble.

Fame can be just so annoying because people are so critical of you. You can't just say "hi". You say hi and people whisper "Man, did you see the way she said Hi. What an attitude."

Understanding human nature. Perception. That's how I see acting - perception and communication.

I made a joke with my sister... I said, "I don't know what's more nerve-wracking, job insecurity or job security." There's opportunities and things you compromise with both. When I had endless freedom of schedule, or when I commit to a movie for two months, then I could manage my music and go on the road.

I collect clothes-they keep building and building. I buy them instead of having them washed.

[There's] this idea of "I want to take care of myself," but at the same time I want to be brave, daring, and expressive.