I seek out hard things. I tried to imitate other singers. It was a self-discovery for me to move from imitating others to me growing to sing in my own voice. The opera was difficult and it felt like a personal conquest.

I faced a certain amount of violence. It taught me that I had to learn to protect myself - and it made me stronger. It could have made me step backwards with my self-discovery. Instead, it pushed me further.

I feel that art deals with issues way before any political organisation.

I wanted to be a woman, first. And then singer. And then actress. For me, to me it's not as important what you do so much as who you are.

Angelina Jolie is my style inspiration.

My motivation is tomorrow, just one day at a time, right?

I think motivation is a thing that is inside of you.

Initially, I wanted to be a writer for other people. 'Hereditary,' I was writing it from a woman's perspective.