It was a time after 'Lady Sings the Blues' and 'Mahogany' and all those romantic movies: I became this romantic figure on the street in a very special way.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I saw 'Mahogany' and 'Lady Sings the Blues' when I was little and thought, 'That's what I want to do.'
I seem to be drawn to the really romantic songs.
Hill Street Blues gave me an opportunity to work with an ensemble cast of people whose work I admired.
I was a very romantic, overly dramatic young lady, which served me well as a songwriter. Especially as someone who had to focus on lyrics and melody, because if you're a dramatic and romantic person, lyrics come easy, and you turn every single short-term relationship into the biggest 'Romeo-and-Juliet' story ever.
It was always acting, singing and dancing that I loved.
I did a short film at Outfest, 'Where Are the Dolls,' based on an Elizabeth Bishop poem done, where I play this woman who is sort of walking the streets and ends up alone dancing in a club. I have this hot and heavy scene with a very beautiful actress. It became very popular.
There were some things that I found I really enjoyed singing about; like, on the title track, there's this film-noir character of a woman who's sort of losing it in a room.
You think, 'Musicals, they must always be romantic' - You'd be surprised how few of them historically have ever been romantic.
I'm a sucker for 'When Harry Met Sally' and all that romantic stuff.
I was thinking 'Love Story', obviously, was a romantic film of that time.