The way that I've always gone about making music, the rule of thumb, has just been to make what I love.

Every time a cool rock chick or actress seems to respect themselves as a strong woman, I'm like, 'Yeah!' And I love them, and they're my girls. And then they start to go downhill and people aren't paying attention anymore. So they start stripping their clothes off, because that's all they have left. I swear to everything I've ever known, I will never do that

At the end of any really long tour you need to get your head in order.

I am Evanescence. I am the only original member. I have basically hired the band. Evanescence has become me. It is mine and it's exactly how I want it to be.

I've always been a very passionate, sometimes overly emotional person. Sometimes things affect me more than they should.

I cry alot-I dont know why, but it just helps me. I cry over bad and good stuff-sometimes sadness can be beautiful

Inspiration comes in the middle of the night when you should be doing homework.