I had a good, sound upbringing with sensible people around me. I was brought up by intelligent parents. My mother always said to me, "You've got to work at your career and you've got to be good at it. Okay, you've had a bit of success but that's not longevity. You've got to really work for a long time."

I keep a diary when I have time to. I always know that I'm either having a great time or I'm very busy when there are three weeks of nothing in my diary. But I like to look back because in ten years to the day I can know where I was and what I was doing, and that's a nice feeling.

Nature is the most beautiful thing we have. It's better than art because it's from the creator.

I live my life in gratitude.

I believe love is what makes the world go round. No matter how old or young, love is why we are here. It is the very essence of one's being.

I have really been blessed in my career with some wonderful songwriters and in turn, songs.

'Grease' changed my life in the most amazing way, and I've had such an amazing life. When things go wrong, you've got to believe you will get through them and focus on the positive things in your life.