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

I just did in my early twenties what most did when they were teenagers, being free and exploring and making mistakes, but I did it in France. I did it privately.

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

I like to say, jazz music is kind of like my musical equivalent of comfort food. You know, it's always where I go back to when I just want to feel sort of grounded.

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've always been the go-to girl for all of my girlfriends in terms of relationship advice or clothing advice.

I don't have control over how people choose to perceive me. The only thing I have control over is my writing.