Sometimes when people have kids young, they're not ready.

Getting the pretty back is about getting back in touch with your essential self: the part of you that knows what you really want.

I think once you sort of cross over and you realize what books can be - and if they mean something to you - there's just no stopping you.

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.

I never felt terribly comfortable in the public eye.

My dad has always just had a lot of faith in me as an artist and as a person, and he doesn't really dispense with a lot of advice when it comes to the music. He's taught me a lot over the years, but when I was taking on this project he's really hands-off about that. He just appreciates what I've done and is very supportive, and of course really proud.

To preach abstinence, I think, is absolutely not the right message to give to kids.