Men really respect a woman who's in their power and who isn't afraid just to speak up. I feel that it's something to practice. When you hold yourself with integrity, they respond real well.

We have this idea of perfection that is so unrealistic. We are our own worst enemy. No one is noticing that little scar.

I'm this little Canadian Jewish girl, and I'm living my dream.

Is it easy to avoid paparazzi? It is, it really is.

I have to be honest, I am a true jeans and t-shirt girl.

My elbows are double-jointed, so I can flip them inside out.

I generally circuit train and do Pilates.

I love doing voice-over. It's so fun.

I appreciate humor so much, but I'm actually not a funny girl.

I've always dreamed of doing a period piece, I just never knew what it would be.

My career has been successful, but it's been a grind of hard work.

By the time you become an expert at marriage, it is too late to start a new one.

I believe in a world of possibilities.

You have to believe in yourself and be strong.

O Music! language of the soul, Of love, of God to man; Bright beam from heaven thrilling, That lightens sorrow's weight.

Maybe if my songs feel personal, that's very nice. I like that. I take that as a great compliment.

And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! He chortled in his joy.

I don't like green Christmases. They're not green—they're just nasty faded browns and grays.

I took temp jobs, recorded a demo in the evenings and eventually shopped a record deal. All I knew was that I wanted to write songs; thankfully, I also got to sing them.

A hurt body and mind aren't just like a dictatorship; they are a dictatorship. There is no tyrant as merciless as pain, no despot so cruel as confusion.

To take a person out of slavery takes an instant. To take slavery out of a person takes a process.