Seeing my mother become very strong and very independent had a huge impact on me.

I've always had a lot of creative impact on the music with Timbaland.

I've only ever had two vacations in my whole career, and I've been in the industry over twenty-something years!

Maybe I should find myself one of those sexy British soccer stars. David Beckham is hot. But I've got a hell of a lot of competition.

The hardest part of writing is the first draft, and the closer you get to your deadline, the messier your workspace becomes - but that's the same with any creative outlet.

I am a writer, which means I write stories, I write novels, and I would write poetry if I knew how to. I don't want to limit myself.

I have more control of the material if I produce. I can be much more active in choosing the writer, shaping the script, casting and editing the film.

I was very camera shy. People like hot girls, so I put my music to hot girls and it just became a trend. The whole 'enigmatic artist' thing, I just ran with it. No one could find pictures of me.