It's so great that women are being allowed to be heroes in big things.

I thought there was something intrinsically fascinating about people who communicate for a living and are incapable of communicating in their personal lives.

It's one thing to think about something, but it's another thing to actually feel it.

I don't think that anyone can really understand anything until it's understood on a cellular, emotional level.

Since 'Christine' started screening, I'm overwhelmed by the response from women and men - that it's so rare to see something like this. We're just not given the opportunity so much.

I think that female roles, they can be victims, they can be sympathetic, they can be in pain, they can be in suffering - but they can't be ugly. I think there's so much fear surrounding that, that it makes a film unlikeable, that it won't sell.

I really think that 'Christine' is one in a million in terms of independent or studio.

My childhood was very colourful, and I am very good friends with both my parents. We have no secrets.

One aspect of my mum's personality that has influenced me is her love of Hollywood and the golden era of black-and-white films.

I've never been desperate to please my father.

I was a really pretentious teenager.

'Twin Peaks' is my favorite American TV show.

I don't like talking about myself, if I'm honest.

My mum's American. She's from Detroit.

I think for a long time it seemed like working in an art form and being a feminist meant portraying women in a perfect, angelic light. And there's nothing feminist about that.

What I loved with Billie Holiday is she had a good way of parlaying the sorrow with a positive musical twist.

When I was on the X-Factor, I found that I grew a lot as a performer. I knew I could sing but I didn't believe in myself enough... I needed to hear that I was good.

We grew up in Woolton, Liverpool. We didn't have much, but it was irrelevant. We played out a lot with all the kids on the street.

When I first studied Billie Holiday's life story years ago, I admit that I was quite judgmental.

Constantly having to think about money is not nice. People used to say, 'Being rich doesn't make you happy'. And I'd think, 'I've got no electricity, nothing - tell that to my empty fridge'.

I remember being wise beyond my years when I was little.

People think that because of my nature and the tone of my voice that I'm stupid, and that's hard.

I'm not very good at business. I'm more of a creative, fun-loving hippie type.

After the 'X Factor,' there were opportunities everywhere. It was all there waiting for me to enjoy. I didn't understand business.