My collaborations with V. Radhakrishram and B. G. Clark were especially fruitful.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm interested in good collaborations and in working with directors who bring something new and interesting out of you.
My great influence has been Maurice Sendak, who drew 'Where the Wild Things Are.' His characters really interact with each other.
I've been very fortunate in my collaborators throughout my career.
I was really influenced by Joan Didion and Pauline Kael; they were both at the height of their influence when I was coming into my own as a reader.
I have no particular inspiration, but I do find Anushka Sharma, Deepika Padukone and Kangana Ranaut amazing.
I have a particular relationship with Vinod Khosla because he's got a lot of very interesting science-based energy startups.
Lana Turner and Ava Gardner were my special friends at MGM.
Wynton and Christopher were really great experiences for me because they are both very gifted artists.
I was really glad to meet Jane Clark because it did give me an insight. I couldn't imagine what kind of woman she was. I was hugely impressed by her energy, straightforward nature and enthusiasm for life.
I enjoyed every minute of what I was doing with sessions, because The Blossoms, the group that I was singing with, they were the first black background singers. There weren't any.