I've spent the majority of my life estranged from either one or both of my parents, and I've really had a lot of time to break down all the reasons why. There was something buried inside of me that said, I've got to kind of unravel the reasons why I don't talk to them; why not just one, but both of my parents and I have these really messed up relationships. And why I've been so fractured all these years. I got to the point where I thought, I was not the best kid. I openly admit that. But then I realized it doesn't matter. I was a kid!

You can make yourself happy.

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.

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

There are people who want to live and then the people who want to hold them down. I've tried to not be one of the latter my entire life.

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

You can become something you don't want to become, but it's a change, a new phase. Hopefully one you want.