I was extremely moved by the plight of Tsunami victims and I was inspired to try to make a difference.

Freedom lies at the heart of my willingness to lose everything

My own approach has always been to push intense emotions down and attempt to deal with them later.

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

I felt like I was making a record under the radar, and that is my favorite way to do anything.

There is no better feeling than when you write something you know is a piece of you and that, at some point, is going to communicate with someone else.

It's a joke to think that anyone is one thing. We're all such complex creatures. But if I'm going to be a poster child for anything, anger's a gorgeous emotion. It gets a bad rap, but it can make great changes happen.