"I know it might sound woo-woo, but every role offers something for me to learn, I don’t know what the lesson is, but …"

"Laila has a voice that makes you want to go where she tells you,"

"She is keenly intelligent, and her craft is impeccably strong. Laila’s got huge emotional reserves and is capable of …"

"[About Madonna] I disagree. Nor do I agree with the association of Madonna's name with the title of her LP Like a Vir…"

"I could have had a career in cinema. It was difficult to reinvent myself as a singer. I have a weak voice. I can swin…"

"I do yoga and meditation. I'm a vegetarian and I've given up alcohol."

"It's better to be the one who leaves than the one who is left."

"My recurring dream, for many years now, is of a giant wave about to crash onto a beach where I am with a group of fri…"

"I discovered Buddhism during my mother's illness, when I moved to the United States to care for her. It's hard to see…"

"My hair has always been my strong point, everyone wondered who took care of it: instead, I trimmed it myself with sci…"