[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.

If you're going to take care of your kids and pay for your house and do something good for adults, you have to do something on television now.

I write songs on guitar and that's about how good of a guitar player I am. I can write songs on it.

LA has its own vibe. It has a charm that a lot of people overlook sometimes.

You never know what an audience is going to think about something. The ones that the audience doesn't get, I tend to let them go. I don't like to dwell on them too much.

I know that I loved music before I loved movies, simply because I didn't see movies as a kid.

Anytime you get a chance to play some extreme character, in any direction, it's always a great blessing.