Making movies, you're like an independent contractor - you come in, you have a specific job, and a lot of what you do is completely manipulated, which is good and bad.

I try to be authentic - but at the same time I don't really want people prying into my personal life.

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

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.

In making a movie, you're part of a big machine. Even in a small movie there are still so many people involved in the process, and it costs so much money to make.

I feel like I can't fully understand what's happening now until I really understand what's happened before. But you do get sort of bogged down a little bit when you're trying to study so many years' worth of music. It can be a little bit overwhelming.

I have a music career as well, so I was going to either be an actress or a musician. Then, I did both. But, I was always going to do something creative.