I've turned down songs that would be much easier to play on the radio that I don't think should be on the album. Maybe I've shot myself in the foot.

I dress in a sophisticated and classy way - I always dress in a way I know my mother wouldn't be embarrassed to see.

Ice cream is my comfort food.

Good music shouldn't have a shelf life.

I did my dissertation on Kafka.

I love Barbra Streisand and Sade who've both had careers in soul and I want my music to have that timeless quality that isn't necessarily now.

If I make a song where I'm happy, I sound completely mad - I think my voice is better-suited for sadder songs.

My grandfather was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who lived in Northern Ireland and apparently when he sang in the synagogue he made everyone cry.

I like how strong Sade is and how she doesn't give away too much.

I want to be as feminine and classic as possible.

Dance music has pushed its way into the mainstream. Which is good for me.

There was never yet philosopher That could endure the toothache patiently.

The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.

I wouldnt be the same actor if I couldnt do theater.

My husband is absolutely opposed to any negative campaigning at all.

Titles have never given a just idea of things; were it otherwise, the work would be superfluous.

Back to my childhood where those monsters reside. They snack on innocence and dine on self esteem.

Love is the only thing - I don't want to say that "makes it bearable" - but I feel like without the possibility of love, this place would just devour us.

I hate funerals and would not attend my own if it could be avoided

The best and purest human beings, from the beginning of time, have understood that life is sacred.

False language, evil in itself, infects the soul with evil.