What happens when you're a child professional is that you have to be, well, professional. You're taught not to have tantrums, to always people-please.

I was a child actor. I was this spaz kid diagnosed with ADHD, and I worked all the time.

My parents taught me well,they spanked me every once in awhile.

As far as female vocalists, I love Heart, Joan Jett, Courtney Love, Laura Branigan, Linda Ronstadt, Barbra Streisand - or going back to when I was a child, Aileen Quinn, the original Annie.

You'd be surprised how addicting high self-esteem is.

I sort of knew I was a bit of a drama queen. I always threw tantrums, so I knew I wasn't a normal child.