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 never felt terribly comfortable in the public eye.

I didn't have parents who were, you know, racing to get a reality television show, you know? Or looking to benefit in some way from their daughter's fame.

People feel like they grew up with me.

I used to sing with my father's jazz band and then when I was ten years old a musician friend of his suggested that I try out for the first west coast production of Annie.

What I like about being alone is being able to do whatever you want and it's for yourself.

Automatically everybody thinks of me as an actress who is trying to sing. And if I weren't me I'd probably think the same thing.