When you connect with people, they want to help you.

I have a handful of really close relationships in my life and I depend on those people heavily to carry me through and to help me stay steady.

There are so many people, so many artists, so many magazines, so many theater companies, so many people trying to raise money for so many things that it's easy to look around and just feel powerless or helpless, because even if you have some resources, you can't help everybody.

For most of human history, musicians, artists, they've been part of the community — connectors and openers, not untouchable stars.

The challenge in my life really is keeping the balance between feeling creatively energized and fulfilled without feeling overwhelmed and like Im in the middle of a battlefield.

I was just a very dark kid. My family was complicated.

I do what I want. I try to be nice to everybody. When I fail, I try to apologize.