Pray to your God, open your heart. Whatever you do, don't be afraid of the dark.

I really enjoy learning about other people and I'm really curious about other people.

In some ways you become who you really are, if you work hard enough on who you wish to be.

So I started to learn Russian and I was one of those probably way too eager, annoying young actor kids who was trying to change all my lines to Russian, much to the dismay of the director and Nic Cage.

Follow your dreams, quit your job

It's not only music. It's not only art. It's a community. It's a sense of having a place to belong.

I come from a visual background, and I grew up around a lot of hippies and artists. My mom and my brother and I moved around a lot. We basically moved every couple of years, and I went to a lot of different schools. But creativity, for us, was always a way of life. It was never a job. Being an artist was a passion and a way of life.