The most important thing about creativity is that you honor your creativity and you don't ever ignore it or go against what that creative image is telling you.

Writing a record is like dating a few men at once. You take them to the same restaurants to see if they measure up, and at some point you decide who you like best.

I'm confident in who I am. I've come to a place in my life where I've accepted things that are me, as opposed to feeling pressure to explain myself to people around me. That's just the way I've always tried to be. It didn't change when I became a star.

There's no way to convince people of your greatness. Whatever it is that you want to be, you have to know it inside and knife-fight your way to your dream.

Every video I'm in, every magazine cover, they stretch you; they make you perfect. It's not real life.

I’d rather be poor and happy than rich and alone.

I live halfway between reality and theater at all times. And I was born this way.