Movies and novels, the two things that informed and taught me the most, are forms of escapism. I thought that was how life could look if you wanted it to.

There is no normal life; it's just an idea we've been fed. People who realize that tend to be the happiest.

It's hard to have your parents not happy with you.

There's no such thing as a perfect life, but if you hold on to that long enough and watch it get chipped away, that's really hard to deal with. I had no one telling me otherwise.

If you took every pop song to heart, you'd be a bleeding romantic with a crushed heart every five minutes.

Movies and novels, the two things that informed and taught me the most, are forms of escapism. I thought that was how life could look if you wanted it to.

I'm not macho. I'm very open about things. I don't try to hide my feelings.