I still hold on to the idea that a record can really change the way I feel.

I go to a very visual place when I'm singing. It's very cinematic and I get this feeling of space. I love when music does that.

I often find myself on my knees praying to something or someone to not be in control.

I think Depeche Mode music somehow appeals to the oddball, to the person who is looking for something a little bit different.

I have the urge to still be part of the world, the universe, of life. Through music I have the feeling that I come a little closer to that.

New York is a great place to feel inspired all the time.

Vocally, I really like going into the darker side of myself.

I have to feel the audience. I enjoy that feeling of community.

Joy comes from places you least expect it. Its usually the simple things, like watching my son play basketball or going through Central Park when the blossoms are blooming.

Really, what I'm always drawn to is the voice - PJ Harvey , Björk . If the voice interests me, then I'm interested to listen to what's happening.

I do use texting as a great way to communicate quickly, but I dont Twitter or anything.

We are women, and my plea is Let me be a woman, holy through and through, asking for nothing but what God wants to give me, receiving with both hands and with all my heart whatever that is.

It's a lovely experience walking around a museum by yourself.

You're better off being The Beatles than The Monkees, as a startup.

I want to do entertaining films, where a woman gets the respect of being an actor.

The predation of wolves and women by those who misunderstand them is strikingly similar.

I fit into the quirky, character class type of actor.

All objects whether pleasant, unpleasant or neutral, are mere appearances to the mind just like things experienced in a dream

The reason our souls hunger so is that the life we could be living so far exceeds our strangest dreams.

To be a Christian and to pray are one and the same thing; it is a matter that cannot be left to our caprice. It is a need, a kind of breathing necessary to life.

I have been Merlin wandering in the woods Of a far country, where the winds waken Unnatural voices , my mind broken By a sudden acquaintance with man's rage.