Make a sex tape, upload it, get on a reality show, release a perfume, retire. That's the new American dream.

James Franco, acting, teaching, directing, writing, producing, photography, soundtracks, editing - is there anything you can do?

For comedians, we're all kind of tweeting our thoughts instead of spending time developing them. You can gauge how good a joke might be by how many times it gets retweeted, but it takes discipline to go back through the tweets and then develop jokes from them.

I grew up as a child actress, not a child star. I was an actress - big difference.

I just went home to Illinois, and I asked my family, 'Are you guys planning on talking in those accents the whole time I'm home?' And my mother said, 'You used to talk like that, too, Tasha.' And I said, 'Yes, but you see, I've reinvented myself. Do you have any idea who I think I am?'

How are you gonna make an 'idol' from the type of person you're trying to avoid in real life?

I'm not 'one of the guys.' I don't want to pretend to be one on stage. I'm not going to dress like a guy or carry myself like one.