I respect my parents' opinion very much. No matter how old you are, what your parents think is very important. If they like your boyfriend or if they like some work you've done. And if they don't, it's more shattering than anybody else telling you, because they're the most honest.

I am not embarrassed to say that when I was at my worst I took anti-depressants because I think people need to hear that. I think if you are in a dark place where you can't pull yourself out, you may need to ask for help.

I love animals. They give so much to you and demand so little. And you can trust them.

Nothing I have done professionally will top the feeling I got when singing with John Farnham at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

There's a balance in my life, there's reality and there's the part that looks really glamorous, but we're all just people in the end.

I really love performing with an orchestra and am very excited to do so with the Kalamazoo Symphony.

We wake up and are grateful for the day. Not taking away from the pain, because the pain will be there. But you live on.