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

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

If you leave home for a while ... you question the conventional wisdom you've grown up with. That doesn't mean you have to change your opinions or who you are, but it's good to ask the questions.

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

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 never felt terribly comfortable in the public eye.