I don't like to say, "Oh, I don't like this kind of music." I like to listen to it and try to see what people who like it get out of it.

I really love Durham more than any place I've ever been; some small towns can be really provincial and strangling, but Durham is the best city in the world.

Do every stupid thing that makes you feel alive.

I seem to get the best work when I'm angry and depressed and alienated.

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

The fact that somebody's telling you a story about people who didn't exist doesn't make the experience of the story any less real in your heart and mind.

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