"Writing songs is super intimate. It's a bit like getting naked."

"I want to be a guy, but I want to wear a lot of makeup."

"I'm lucky to not have a real job, to be able to express myself, be creative and be relevant."

"I would love to learn to play something so I don't have to rely on someone to collaborate with."

"I imagine my children are going to save me from my vanity and be my passion and fill whatever fears I have of the amazing time I'm having right now being gone."

"I don't mean this in a stuck-up way, but I needed an attitude song."

"I don't fight with people - like, I can barely fight with my husband because I'll just start crying instead."

"At first it was my brother's songwriting and I was just doing what everyone told me."

"At a certain point I'm going to want to have a family."

"As a famous person you think how you're gonna end it, get away and have a normal life."

"Being a singer is all about me. About ego. Being a mom is all about being selfless - two different worlds."

"I wish I could write more make-believe. It's a lot easier to write about hard times and when things are going wrong. But I've never been a private person."

"It was such a turning point to find that I had a talent and I had something to contribute, somewhere."

"I was a different person before I started to write. When I realized I could be a songwriter and that people would listen - that was when I started feeling good in my life."

"My mom always said I was the peacemaker in the family. My older brother, Eric, was the leader, the creative one. I was just his puppet."

"I'm just, like, totally normal. The fact that any of this has happened, that we're sitting here at the Beverly Hills Hotel just gets me going, like, 'What?'"

"I don't have a strong sense of self-worth unless I'm doing something."

"Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels."

"My songs are basically my diaries. Some of my best songwriting has come out of time when I've been going through a personal nightmare."

"I like the old, vintage Hollywood look."

"I thought that I was going to be like this earth mother. When people would complain about being pregnant, I was like, 'What are you talking about? It's incredible! Just enjoy it.'"

"I'm like every other girl. I have to try really hard my whole life to try to be fit. And I'm super-vain."

"I wanted so badly to have a backup plan for when I'm not performing anymore. Let's be realistic: it's not going to be like this forever."

"It feels like the more I'm out there in the public eye, the more criticism I get. You need to have confidence - that's what it takes to walk out there and sing a song in front of a huge group of people."

"Before, I was really passive, all I cared about was being in love with my boyfriend. I didn't have any creative power, nothing. I don't know that person any more."

"I was thinking that when I have children, that I should always dress as a character for them, so they think their mom is Alice in Wonderland or Cinderella. It would be totally messed up!"

"Being in a band you can wear whatever you want - it's like an excuse for Halloween every day."

"Life is short and you've got to get the most out of it."

"I remember when I was in school, they would ask, 'What are you going to be when you grow up?' and then you'd have to draw a picture of it. I drew a picture of myself as a bride."

"If I wasn't even famous or had any success, I would still wake up and put tons of make-up on, and put on a cool outfit. That's always been who I've been my whole life, so that's never gonna change. I love fashion. I love getting dressed up. I love Halloween, too."

"You know, I was chubby when I was a little girl. And I have all those issues everyone else has. But I try not to. And I've learned over the years that it's such a waste of time. And people like me whether I'm a little bit fatter or not."

"I try not to be but I'm super-neurotic about diet. I'm neurotic about trying not to be neurotic! I'm like every other girl. I have to try really hard my whole life to try to be fit. And I'm super-vain. And I want to wear cute clothes."

"Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick."

"The older I get, the more open-minded I get, the less judgmental I get."

"Beauty, to me is about being comfortable in your own skin."

"I try to avoid barbecue potato chips. They're my weakness."

"My life comes down to three moments: the death of my father, meeting my husband, and the birth of my daughter. Everything I did previous to that just doesn't seem to add up to very much."

"I'm not sure how healthy bacon is in general, but I know it's incredibly delicious."

"I love acting, but I have two little kids, and it's 14 hours a day out of the house. You don't get that time back."

"I put on the fat suit and went outside and walked around. I was really nervous about being found out, but nobody would even make eye contact with me. It really upset me."

"My life is good because I am not passive about it. I invest in what is real. Like real people, to do real things, for the real me."

"I don't eat red meat, but sometimes a man needs a steak."

"The adrenaline of a live performance is unlike anything in film or theater. I can see why it's so addictive."

"The simpler things are, the happier they are."

"I've had a very interesting career. I get to do amazing things and work with amazing people and travel and learn languages - things most people don't get the opportunity to do."

"I say what I think, and I stand behind what I say."

"I'll immediately gain, like, 5 pounds even just by thinking about cutting out dessert. It's a nightmare. I decided, for me, the healthiest thing was to eat what I want and just exercise. Some women can watch what they eat, but I just can't do that."

"I'm hard on myself, so I'm working on shifting perspective toward self-acceptance, with all my flaws and weaknesses."

"I was having such a hard time when I made Sylvia. I gave everything I had for that role. It's one or two or three things I'm most proud of in terms of my work. But it was very dark."

"I have a very highly developed sense of denial."