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I was inspired by lots of people, certainly in acting and in writing and stuff, but I never wanted to be somebody else.

I had this exceptional classical music voice. If I'd followed a true path for my talent, I would have ended up being an opera singer.

I had classical training but I don't consider myself an opera singer though.

My singing voice had rescued me from the scene I was in at school - I was an unpopular, bookish kid who had an indeterminate ethnic background. I became fascinated with women sopranos because they had a future that I didn't as a singer.

Julie Andrews is so iconic, and I grew up watching 'The Sound of Music' - it's every girl's dream to play Maria, in a way, I think. That music!

I never had any desire to become a well-known actress.

I never thought of myself as a really particularly great singer.

Since I was 4, Julia Roberts has inspired me. I thought if I liked her enough, I'd become as pretty as her. That didn't happen, but I was obsessed and watched her movies over and over.

I was an acting opera singer, and that's one of the reasons I left opera.

I never thought of myself as a Broadway actress. I'm not really a singer or a dancer.