Pubescent girls, it seems, are manifestly more likely to exhibit extreme and bizarre psychological symptoms than are teenage boys.

Female adolescence is - universally - an emotionally and psychologically intense period.

Girls are really looking to places that have limits and boundaries: where adults are the adults and there are rules, and where they feel safe.

I used to teach at a private school, and the parents thought I loved their children. I did not love their children! I liked them well enough, but I was always delighted to see them go off for summer vacation.

I like to go see films that give me courage and hope.

Yeah, I got a lot of inspiration from Three 6 as far as my sound.

Everyone has different paths. I’ve been lucky to have a good support system - my family, friends and colleagues to keep me grounded and humble and to keep working hard. I never give up."

It's very important to go through periods where you sound just rotten and you know it, and you have to persevere or give up.