I've learned that I shouldn't shrink from success. Though honestly I thought they'd be knocking on my door years ago.

You can pout about the way the world is as long as you want, but that's not going to change it. You've got to figure it out.

I've always wanted to do a movie, and I really feel the urge to do it.I'm in Hollywood - I have no business not being in the movie industry.

In the years between 2000 and 2004, I always got the feeling that people were just starting to hear about me and they were all late to the game. I'd be out playing shows for records that I recorded back in 1999 that were just coming out.

I love having the impulsivity to change course. I think it's key to keeping things fresh.

My music already has this oldish kind of quality to it, like you don't necessarily know what era it was recorded in, so it all kind of felt surreal and weird. Night after night when I played live, I was really trying to figure it out in real time, and I still don't know what effect I'm going for or what effect I actually achieve. Looking back, I feel like it would be arrogant of me not to appreciate the fact that I've been able to do whatever I want and still have an audience come see me.

I know when somebodys heard my music. I can hear it in their music.