I do always try to find the goodness in somebody. I can't possibly believe in somebody if they don't have a core.

I think anything emotional adds to your acting and singing, no matter what it is that you go through. It will always add to it, never take away.

Sometimes I'm considered, I guess, a subtle actor. Maybe I'm less of a showman and more just trying to tell the story. I don't know what the perception is. I just want to tell the story so the story as a whole works as opposed to just making sure that I work.

I'm trying to think of myself at a quiet time. I need to do better with a quiet mind because I'm constantly going and I think that's what feeds me. I've been that way my whole life. But I don't think I picture things so much as I talk them through. Words, words, words. Words and melody.

If you act brave, you can seem brave, and if you do it enough, you can talk yourself into believing you're brave.

I'm an actress. I'm not putting my life on the line for any great cause. I don't step out too boldly about anything except my children and family.

One thing I really, truly believe in is having something greater than myself to be grateful to.