My mom has never been a big meddler and isn't like extremely opinionated or at least just doesn't voice it to me. She's sort of let me come into my own by myself and I think that's just a testament to what my parents did in terms of raising us.

I was always the first one to break. I'll admit it. I couldn't keep a straight face.

I'm lucky to attribute my success to the foundation my family gave me. I've always felt grounded in them.

I'm really kind of boring - I'd rather go to bed early and get up early because I really value my time off, my time away from work.

I'd say the key to a good relationship is communication .

Those situations are weird. You're in a room, and I knew they already loved this guy [for the role], so you're like, "OK, this is a different dynamic."

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.