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I'm a woman, so I'm going to be woman as much as I can.

I think every major character I've played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I'm mature for my age.

When I was born, there was a very isolated idea of what it meant to be a man or a woman, and you belonged to one gender or the other.

Almost always, when I'm on TV, the producers who call me, who negotiate what we're going to say, is a woman.

You don't become a fully-formed human as a female, or even a male, until you're at least 30.

What does it mean, being a woman?

I'm every woman. It takes a village to make me who I am.

I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.

I think maybe the only time I think of being a woman... is being on the road and making sure my musicians are fed and they sleep. 'Are you OK? Do you need some water? Are you hungry? Can I get you a cookie?' I'm not sure all the men bandleaders do that.

I know how it feels to be a woman because I am a woman. And I won't be classified as just a man.