Working in film, I'm sure you have insight into this, there's something great that only comes by way of interactions with others that a monastic life does not afford.

With writing music, as a general rule I'm looking for something that surprises me, that doesn't fall within what's easy for me.

In our culture, the Oedipal drama succeeds in making us assume either a male or female sexual position. Certainly this is an ancient construct that's rapidly coming apart.

It's so important what you're doing in your life. It's tremendously important to the work, and no aesthetic theories take that into account.

There's really not much in life that's as violent or traumatic as an encounter with somebody who really surprises you and opens up that strange dynamic that's involved in romantic love.

I have no idea what the hell is going on in the world, in my life, in what anything means, or what I'm supposed to do.

Maybe this is blasphemy to say, but I feel like music is not meant to be something that earning your keep depends on because it cheapens it and it will force you into making decisions in the interest of earning your keep, as opposed to the interest of the thing itself.