I always embrace the worst-case scenario.

I'm kind of like, "never say never."

I think it is more like a ghost that has been following us both. Something vague that we're not seeing, something more like a feeling.

Let the poets cry themselves to sleep, and all their tearful words will turn back into steam.

My feeling is that I think writers in general tend to be self-conscious and it takes a bit of a leap of faith or just not giving a sh-t to write something you know people are going to criticize.

When I run into a person or a kid that comes up and gives me the spiel about, 'Hey, I got your record at this time in my life, and it really helped me,' that stuff totally still rings true. If you're standing there talking to someone, it's really easy to tell if they're being authentic or not. And that's great.

Because the truth is that gossip is as good as gospel in this town. You can save face but you won't ever save your soul. And that's a fact.