Learning to appreciate those things that aren't related to success has proved the biggest lesson.

I studied audio engineering at university. The background I am from, music was never seen as a viable career; it was always a hobby.

Hype is a good thing, but it can also be a bad thing if you aren't prepared to back it up.

Chet Faker's a reference to the late Chet Baker. I'm a big fan of his vocal style; it's quite fragile and soft, and that was a style I wanted to take on.

Standing beside each brave servicemember is a spouse with their own unique professional dreams and career goals that shouldn't be stifled by the constant transitions that our military families are subjected to.

I might act like it's an accident but the opposite is true. I'm incredibly calculated when it comes to my career.

I went to college for communications, so I came out and said I wanted to work for the greatest communications company, and I ended up at HBO - and I couldn't have been happier. And now, as an actress, I wound up back at HBO - and they truly are the best.

I was sort of a jack-of-all-trades in show business for a long time. I was a singer and a dancer, and then I got a job as an actor.