In a weird way, it's much easier, when I don't have to worry about being a writer, to just worry about the director job, which is really fun.

I do love writing but it is a lonely profession. You're lonely and optimistic at the same time.

I happen to like things that are funny and dramatic at the same time. I don't see the difference.

We've always been a band who's taken forever to do things. After writing 'Persona' I think we wrote about four songs in three years!

I try not to get too cute for cute's sake.

What I'm looking for in my career, you know? You're looking for those lightning bolts of inspiration where someone says something that sparks an idea or suggests something strange.

Some people like when it rains a lot. Some people like sunshine. The idea that there's one, all encompassing afterlife is strange. It doesn't seem to make sense because we're all such different people.