The Hobbit' didn't include female characters at all and was a very linear story, a book for children, really.

One of the things that I miss about Canada is that even the strangers, you have an immediate rapport, there's just an understanding that we're all good people, let's be nice to each other. And Kiwis have that. I find the Kiwis have that.

I don't want to just model. Anyone can do that. I've let myself be in magazines in the past without participating as much as I should have.

A creative project is a moving target. You never end up where you start.

It would be great if firefighters across the country had the guarantee that they would be making enough money to support their family right from the get-go, but that's not the case.

I think happiness comes from self-acceptance. We all try different things, and we find some comfortable sense of who we are. We look at our parents and learn and grow and move on. We change.

My family didn't push me into the music industry; they just wanted me to do something I loved.

The list of costly services that supplement some children's public education is growing longer and now includes consultants, tutors, and test prep. That's in addition to the homework help some stay-at-home parents can afford to provide.