I think I'm not in this work to not look at life as it is. I'm not in it to say, "I want to wear a mask and escape," you know. I want to know what's happening in the world, and I want to have it touch me in a way that I can do something, my little part like that, and have it somehow translate.

My mom would always say this thing about writing - and I've taken it into account in a lot of things in my life - which is just, "Make it shorter." Figure out what you are truly saying, whittle it down to the essence, then say that.

Romance is important, but to have a friend you can use as a mirror, who can give you an objective response, that's what's really important.

Sometimes love is calm and easy and sometimes it's just plain dirty.

Every journey starts with fear.

There are a lot of different things that are spinning and connecting when your family sees what you do.

Being a star doesn't last. That's not what life should be about. It's a complete illusion that really has nothing to do with you. For me, finding out about life is the most important thing.