I keep expectations so embarrassingly low that I broke my contract and went and got a hair-cut.

You have to hold on to what you find because life has a way of throwing you curve balls that you never expect.

I've auditioned for musicals a lot, but I think my voice didn't really match what they were looking for. I went to school for musical theater for a year and dropped out. Legit musicals are not quite my forte.

That's what's so cool about 'Once:' There is a layer of darker stuff, but it's balanced by this incredible light.

I mangle phrases constantly. The other day I was chatting with my boyfriend and I said to him, 'He really sold him under the bus.' And he said, 'I think you meant 'threw him under the bus,' or 'sold him up the river.

On my first date, my boyfriend asked me if I wanted to eat a la carte, and I said that I would prefer to stay inside!

There's no way that you're going to please all of America, or all of the fans.