I wanted to make something that sounded very pure, organic, and personal. I wanted to make music that was timeless.

It's like a dream to come to Spain and stay for a couple of years and get somebody to teach me Spanish music.

I had no idea 'The Hunger Games' was so big. I didn't even know the book. I had been living under my own rock.

It's a good time for me to pursue acting, I suppose since I'm enjoying having another medium in which to express myself. I've been getting a great response to my work.

I was watching an interview with Martin Scorcese concerning Raging Bull, which is one of my favorite films, and he was talking about how he'd worked with a lot of guys who weren't quote-unquote "actors," like Joe Pesce and Frank Vincent. Scorcese was very smart in the way that he cast, because you don't know where you're going to find the right person who can carry a role and summon that emotion you're looking for.

I wouldn't play together with someone who likes to control everything like me.

You've got your entourage and people that help you make whatever happen around you. Everything's crazy and you're not paying attention to your inner feelings because you're so busy. I couldn't take it.