Adulthood is interesting to adults. But I would never want to write about stuff I dont feel everybody can connect to.

The process of touring is always so weird to me. Once you've made the album, that's over, you move along.

Conservative forces in the South have a lot of power - almost dynastic - dating back many years.

This is why people cry at the movies: because everybody’s doomed. No one in a movie can help themselves in any way. Their fate has already staked its claim on them from the moment they appear onscreen.

At 23, you can completely, literally reinvent yourself if you want to.

What I like is horror movies, including '80s slasher movies that politically I have all kinds of problems with. Which is an interesting balance, because I have this leftist puritan strain that, well, if you like something that goes against your politics, maybe you should train yourself not to like it. But I know that I like horror movies and that's what I watch when I get a moment.

In the present political situation, it's an interesting phenomenon to look at: what is the appeal of an autocratic leader? Why do people want somebody who yells at them? For most of us, that's so hard to understand. Who wants that? I think there are a lot of people for whom that fulfills some kind of need.