You can't be an actor in a small town-you have to go to New York or L.A.

I'm always afraid, because I do most of my stuff at home, where nobody bothers me, and I don't have to stroke somebody's ego or be careful about hurting someone's feelings. But I also want to know that I can still go into the world and be with other people and make music.

What you think is fake in your head comes off as not enough on camera, a lot of times. You almost have to overdo it, in this overly, sort of Broadway, large-gestures kind of way to come off as being realistic on camera. It's strange. You almost have to act really fake to come off looking real.

People have sort of a problem trying to see an end to a situation as being positive or romantic.

Great work comes from great joy. Leave the angst for the movies; do art - that is fun.

I've always loved the word blunderbuss. I've always thought that it was a beautiful word and that it could mean several different things.

Saying you love something out loud with the wrong intonation in your face can damn you and destroy what you're working on.