I had so much fun playing songs from 'Based On A True Story...' and getting to see the crowd's reaction to those songs was unforgettable.

It's hard when you're doing a film based on a true story to really figure out what all those relationships were.

Have you really read all those books in your room?"

She laughed, "Oh God no. I've maybe read a third of 'em. But I'm going to read them all. I call it my Life's Library. Every summer since I was little, I've gone to garage sales and bought all the books that looked interesting. So I always have something to read. But there is so much to do: cigarettes to smoke, sex to have, swings to swing on. I'll have more time for reading when I'm old and boring.

You don't have to have a true story to make a true story movie.

I had to leave my debit card at home when I went into a bookstore or else I would drain my account.

Yeah, that's a true story,