I love telling stories. I think of myself as a storyteller, and I don't feel bound by being just a singer or an actress. First, I'm a storyteller, and history is stories - the most compelling stories. There is a lot you can find out about yourself through knowing about history. I have always been attracted to things that are old. I have just always found such things interesting and compelling.

I don't like plain nails. I get sad.

I'm not playing a comedy. I want to be playing the truth of the moment, and then have the comedy come out.

I would say I know nothing about the music business, in a nice sort of way. I totally forgot I was in that music video. That's so funny.

I want to be a freaking feminist and wear a freaking Peter Pan collar. So freaking what?

Yes, exactly. I think that Christmas is always used at any point in the year to cheer us up, like each other up. We would use that to cheer each other up if we were in a sad mood or something, we'd just start talking about Christmas.

I don't know why femininity should be associated with weakness. Women should be free to express who they are without thinking, 'I need to act like a man, or I need to tone it down to be successful.' That's a very good way to keep women down.