"TV is so different from the movies. It takes a lot of stamina because you work such long hours. It is really challenging. You are learning the next day's lines while you are shooting today's scenes. I found courage I never realised I had. I hope to do more."

"Some people work hard in this business and become really popular, really big stars but they never receive an award from within the business. Somehow, when your colleagues and friends believe in you to the point of handing you an award it means so much more."

"You know, sometimes I feel well and vital in the world, and sometimes I just feel so distressed I want to pull my hair out by the roots."

"There are a lot of good things about being famous but there are a few not so good things too."

"I really do like being independent, and I don't want to have to rely on anyone else to cart me around if I break a bone."

"When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do."

"They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar."

"I'm an artist, and I go in the studio and make my music. And then I'll give it to my dad and he does what he does. And he does, you know, the press, and figuring out shows and whatnot. When it comes to my artistic freedom, he doesn't, like, step on my toes or anything."