I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living.

By the time I'm 50, there is probably going to be a nuclear holocaust. I should just enjoy myself.

I have a lot of Japanese friends: I grew up in Vancouver, and there's this huge Japanese population over there.

It's kind of like I'm Phil Spector and I'm forcing a young girl to make pop music and perform exhaustively. Except, instead of it being someone else, that girl is also me.

I like being behind the camera because I can control perception and what people see.

It's really hard to be on stage and packing your gear when people who just saw you play are in the room, because they all just want to talk to you.

Obviously, I like things that are cute and aggressive at the same time, but I didn't want it to just be mini-bangs and lip-syncing in a dress. I need to get away from that stuff.