I don't speak during the day. I warm up physically and, obviously, vocally, constantly. And I try to live like a nun.

I'm trying to learn, as I'm in my 40s, to embrace what I've been able to achieve and be proud of it. And I know there's roles that I will want to play before I die but, you know, I'm still just taking one day at a time.

Well, you know, people don't know me as a country artist and I am new to the genre. But that's how I grew up singing.

Faith is something a lot of people relate to as a God-thing, but it's also faith in yourself.

I think, for me, I have to remember that I'm telling a story in some way.

There might be two or three songs I'm trying out. I've been singing these songs (on the new album) in the studio, but I haven't really done them live. It's intimate to sing them in a studio. Now, I've got to be on a stage and be in front of a lot of people.

I had to cut a lot of things I wanted to keep [in The Art of Elegance]. I'm going to have to do a part two for sure.