I went from being just a kid to all of a sudden not being able to walk a block without a man waggling his tongue through his fingers, which is disgusting. I mean, I was 13 and suddenly I'm trying to see myself through the eyes of men, trying to figure out why I'm getting this reaction from them versus just being able to walk through the world whole.

Since I didn't grow up going to school dances, etc., I didn't have the normal . . . I grew up in a very different way so a lot of the childish concerns or teenage concerns weren't my concerns. My concerns were survival.

I've had, like, four long-term boyfriends. I tend to be in relationships for long periods of time.

If somebody said something racist around me, or you, or most people, you would correct it, you would stop it, but when they say things about women, so frequently no one says anything. That has to change.

I think working with artists is incredibly important for everybody in the world, but also, it is a way of seeing the world differently.

I don't mind being disliked - I will be the one to step up and say what needs to be said if it helps one woman who comes after me.

I still say I can do whatever I want as long as I'm not hurting anybody else. I don't understand why more people aren't like that.