My father has a manufacturing company in Kentucky and he's an electrical engineer. A brilliant man. A brilliant businessman. So he understands the business aspects of my business very well. My dad and I always communicate when I have to negotiate a deal.

When creating an album, one of the first things you have to think about is what you want your production style to be.

I had a band with a girl in New York, and we would go around and do gigs. And then I happened to start getting work as an actress.

Different personalities inspire me as an actor. Especially quirky personalities, maybe people I wouldn't normally get along with or be friends with - I find them inspiring for my work. I find sad emotions to be inspiring and stories of great people that kind of overcame odds.

I actually had a week where I literally wrote four songs and all of them are on my album. But sometimes you'll go a week where you'll write songs and they never see the light of day. So that process takes a long time.

I feel really blessed to first of all have the opportunity to do music, and second of all to have it be going well.

What I've noticed about celebrities is, if they are really successful, they're more down-to-earth.