“Most of my songs are written about movies or TV shows – they’re not about me.”

Something that I’ve learned to love about myself is my freckles. I used to absolutely hate them; I even looked into ways I could get them removed.

I’m so proud of ‘As She Pleases.’ It’s a really personal record, and I put so much of myself into it that; it feels like I am sharing part of my soul with the world by releasing it.

People think Selena and The Weeknd are dating for publicity, and that’s not how things works. These are real human beings. They don’t just date to get more famous. They’re already the most famous artists!

I could count on one hand how many times I’ve worked out.

It’s your career, your face, your name. You have to be in control because if something gets messed up or something doesn’t look how you want it to, you’re the only one to blame.

I honestly believe going independent is the future. Social is changing, Spotify is changing, everything is changing.

Being in the studio is my absolute favorite thing.

Of course I write from experience, but I also do write from things that have happened in the world.

I’m not big on make up. I only have a make up artist for events.

It’s important to drive your own ship, and it’s your career, so you might as well take it by the reins.

The worst thing any of us can do for our self-esteem is compare ourselves to others, and that’s especially true of women.

I only have a stylist when I go to big events, but even then, I give them moodboards to show exactly how I want to look, so I’m mostly in control. I dress myself on a daily basis, though.

One thing I love about Lady Gaga is I feel like her sound is always evolving and changing with her and her phases of life.

I hate nothing more than feeling rushed to write a song or feeling like I have to write a song.

I take off my makeup with coconut oil some nights. It sounds like it would clog your pores, but I swear it’s saved my skin.

I want to make music that I would like if it came on the radio.

A film engages you emotionally and intellectually.

Our Bollywood stars who talk of being part of 100 crore films, I think I belong to the 1,000 crore club.

I always leave that for other people to decide, because some of the things I consider to be disasters are some people’s favorite movies. And that’s what I like so much, is that you never know. Something intrigues somebody and means nothing to somebody else.

I have a knack of making villainous people a little bit sympathetic, a bit of fun on screen.

Research can be interesting, but it can be pointless as well. The realities of making a movie often are not conducive with that. I’m not knocking it. I love doing research myself, but I admit it doesn’t always add to the performance.

In human years I am 29. In actress years I’m the ripe, promising age of 18 to 35. That’s how it works here in Hollywood.

I was so young, and making movies, going to the studio every morning at dawn was magic.

The interesting thing about a movie is the movie.