When I was a little kid I thought I would grow up to be black and sing jazz in nightclubs.

I can't' really sing a song unless I really connect with the lyrics.

All of the advice that I give, I'm not an expert by any means, but it's just my opinion. So if somebody likes me or likes y style or my career, I think they should have that feeling.

The cover I was really excited about was 'Seventeen' magazine. To me, it was much bigger than 'Time.' 'Seventeen' was where I wanted to be.

I think we do live in a very specialized society, where once you think about somebody as one thing, it's hard to change that. But I do a lot of things. I act, I write, I sing.

When you say you're 40, you can't call yourself an ingenue any more.

Did you work for the money to buy those earrings? Or did your Daddy buy those for you?