As long as you're fierce and you have that inner confidence with yourself, you can get through anything.

I carry around a little journal with me, a little notebook and a pen and just write all the time. Not necessarily actually sitting down and writing lyrics, just free-form writing, whatever's going on in my mind.

I wanted to be an actor and I wanted to be a performer. Like Hugh [Grant] said earlier, we might all have this weird gene. Hopefully I will continue to have the talent to allow that gene to play itself out for as long as it can.

I love music and I guess I have less expectations or pressure to kind of put on myself because the music hasn't been some huge sensation.

I love film, but it's bringing me away from music. Singing is what I'm probably most passionate about.

I take advantage of the opportunities that have come my way. I think I've lucked out that I've never been thrust in the spotlight where people wanted to dissect every aspect of my life. I've been given a lot of distance and respect. It's allowed me the best of both worlds. I have the job of my dreams, but I also have the freedom that doesn't always come with it. I feel very lucky in that sense.

I like being friends with other women who are supportive of women. I think that is important.