I happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as far as a career since I was nine years old.

Life has a funny way of helping you out when you think that everything's gone wrong.

When someone has a very urgent response, I think it just means that it's triggering something in them that they may not necessarily want to think or talk about - which I see as a positive thing.

I'm quite obsessed with the idea of nailing the girl friendship. It's such an art, so delicate.

Canada has a passive-aggressive culture, with a lot of sarcasm and righteousness. That went with my weird messianic complex. The ego is a fascinating monster. I was taught from a young age that I had to serve, so that turned into me thinking I had to save the planet.

Who I am inside determines how I feel about my body instead of the other way around

Writing a song doesn't heal things. Even if the song comes up with a solution, it's still only a theory. Going out and living my lyrics is a whole other deal. That takes courage.