On a very practical level, I've learned the importance of circulation socks for planes. I had this awful experience of getting off a flight to go to an event and my feet had swelled. Try getting into heels then! So you put on the socks for the flight, then you can wear whatever heels you want.

I feel a responsibility to myself and my parents and the people whose love has gotten me this far - people who were in my life before fame. That's where I get my sense of self. It's deadly for anyone to take on that role of a deity; it's not sustainable. I've got tons of flaws. Call my mother - she'll tell you! She keeps it real. Sometimes you don't want to hear the truth; she'll tell it to you out of love.

It doesn't escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is thanks to so much pain in someone else's.

We, as human beings, have the capacity for extreme cruelty.

With success comes more responsibility, a larger size of existence, which is uncomfortable.

In the madness, you have to find calm.

It's great to have something to dress up for. You know, I spent three years in slacks at drama school, so now I like putting a dress on.