Curiosity is what keeps me open to a sense of hope. It staves off negativity.

Sometimes when you look at somebody else's career or choices or family, there's almost a comfort in knowing there's another option.

When the band first started, it was so much about carving out some space for myself and our audience and our songs.

With music, I get to a much darker place. Where I'm able to go with 'Portlandia' has a wider range, but also a brighter range.

I began as a model, but that did not really hold my interest for too long! I believe I stood out from the parade of models trying to make it in Hollywood, which helped launch my career beyond the one-night-stand horror movie.

A lot of people have wondered what I've been up to. I retired from my career after 24 years. My feeling was that it was time to play my biggest part - Myself!

I had a stormy graduate career, where every week we would have a shouting match. I kept doing deals where I would say, 'Okay, let me do neural nets for another six months, and I will prove to you they work.' At the end of the six months, I would say, 'Yeah, but I am almost there. Give me another six months.'

I have proudly spent several periods in government, but I'm not a career politician. I come from a family of 'citizen soldiers.'