I was a weird animal in high school, doing no work and getting straight A's.

We’re not living in an age of no hope. We are living in the age of choice, which is much scarier. It means that what we do every day matters, which is always a bummer for humans. But it’s a great thing and it’s inspirational and we need to remember that. We have a long way to go and not a long time to get there.

The most important part of my practice as an artist has been remembering to stay humble. There is so much hurt, so much sorrow, so much pain in the world, and I think when you're born and bred into privilege, it's easier to have a closed perspective on things. But there's this opportunity that's open to all of us to let empathy connect us back to one another.

I don't need my sexuality celebrated, and I certainly don't need it to be criticized. I didn't necessarily want it to be observed, but here we are.

I'm super-popular, so I had to pretend to be a loser, which was super-hard.

Friends that I value most are people who would essentially use physical violence against me at a time when I seem to be teetering on the edge.

I was a weird animal in high school, doing no work and getting straight A's.