When people compliment my cooking, it's like somebody telling me that they like my music. And it's great to be known for something else.

We sat together as a family for dinner at night. And my mother had a job. My dad had a job. But there was always a meal on the table at 6:00, you know.

Songs are like movies to me, and so you put yourself in the movie. You become a character in the movie.

I like a gooey cookie.

My upbringing did not create a healthy affection for confrontation. I'd love it if everyone always got along, and nothing ever got tense.

I've never been the girl that's had the five-year plan, the 10-year plan and I'm still not.

Songs are like movies to me, and so you put yourself in the movie. You become a character in the movie. The new ones are exciting because they're fresh. But if it's not that, if the story is not what you get into, maybe it's the crowd response. You hit the first chords of 'She's In Love With The Boy' and 20,000 people start to scream, you're pretty motivated. You get what you need. And it's a great story. It works.