Once I Started Looking For

My Earliest Influence Was Quincy Jones. I Thought 'the Wiz' Soundtrack Was The Most Amazing Thing I'd Ever Heard. It Was My First Record And You Had Michael Jackson, Ted Ross, Nipsey Russell And Diana Ross On It. I Even Took It To Show And Tell In Third Grade!

I Was Once Making A Burger For Myself At My Boyfriend's House And A Lyric Started Pouring Out And I Had To Catch It, So I Ran To Another Room To Write It Down, But Then The Kitchen Caught Fire. His Cabinets Were Charred, And He Was Furious. But It Was Worth It For A Song.

I Could Float In The Pool For Hours, Just Letting The Water Carry Me.

The Best Gift I Was Ever Given Was The Arts. My Mum Gave Me Those On A Silver Platter. Growing Up, Her And My Grandmother Would Take Me To Ballets, Classical Concerts, Even Smoky Jazz Clubs I Wasn't Supposed To Be In!

When I Auditioned With Anthony Minghella (the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency), I Loved The Audition Process, Although I Hated Him For It. Because He Had Me Audition Six Times For That Role. Maybe Three Hours Each. He Wanted To See How Quickly I Could Vary.