One of the things I love about doing things that are creative is that I feel like it's my right as an artist not to be affected by the reactions of those people that are going to hear my songs.

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

I feel like making music because - and this has much to do with the way I was able to make this record - there's more of myself in it.

I think that it's our responsibility to create a world in which girls can grow up and not have to limit their dreams or possibilities.

It's strange because a lot of people are like, 'You can't change human nature-people are inherently negative.' I don't think that's true. If you expect the best from people, they'll step up.

There are a million examples of not feeling the jazz, but using the jazz.

If you can make a character likable that's not very nice, that's the challenge of the job.