Getting the nomination is like gravy. Winning would be like whatever is better than gravy.

If someone is talking to you and tells you that you ought to do something, and you can tell they mean it, those are the scary people. Those are the people you want to watch out for.

Independent films now, they want to give you $2 million to make it, 21 days to shoot it and they want 10 movie stars in it.

Life is magical and I guess my thing is I wish that people wanted that magic.

If something really strikes a chord with an audience, if it pops on TV, I don't mind watching it for a few minutes.

I think everybody's contemplating TV now, because mid-level and high-budget independent films are not being made now.

[The lyrics and melody] usually come a little simultaneously, but I would say the lyrics are first; usually I have the idea for a story in my head, or few lines.