I grew up in a home filled with music and had an early appreciation of jazz since my dad was a jazz musician. Beginning at around age three I started singing with his band and jazz music has continued to be one of my three passions along with acting and writing. I like to say jazz music is my musical equivalent of comfort food. It's always where I go back to when I want to feel grounded.

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

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.

I think once you're a mother, you kind of always see your kids as a baby anyway no matter how old they get.

I've always been the bookish type, and I've never really hidden that about myself.

I've done kissing scenes with people who have been loaded. I'd think, 'Do you actually have to drink that Jack Daniels to kiss me?'

We are the most brutal with the people we love the most.