Imbruglia reveals 'depressive' tendencies

Natalie Imbruglia has revealed that she has melancholic tendencies.

The 'Torn' singer, who plays a depressed woman in new movie Closed For Winter, admitted that she found it easy to identify with her character Elise Silverton.

"For all my strength, I also have that vulnerable side. There's something - a melancholy, I guess," she told Sydney Morning Herald.

"Sometimes I get a bit down. I see it in a couple of my sisters, too. We can lean towards that, that melancholy, but we also have the ability to pull ourselves out of it, and some people just don't. That's the difference."

The star added that despite the success of her debut album Left Of The Middle she felt "lost" in the period after its release.

"I think I just went a bit strange. I've always had periods in my life where I've wanted to isolate myself. I just wanted to learn my craft in private and the way it happened, it was all wrong," she said.

"It was not how I had it planned. You're not meant to get success with the first single you release. I was consumed with fear."

Imbruglia releases her fourth studio album Come To Life later this year.