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.

When I was a little kid I thought I would grow up to be black and sing jazz in nightclubs.

I write in bed, too. I find it very comforting. I want to sort of, like, crawl in a fetal position if I have to.

And to be honest, most actors are incredibly solipsistic.

I think when people hear about a celebrity writing a book of any kind, the assumption is that it was dictated to a ghostwriter.

A lot of people don't realize that not everybody gets high.

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.