My sister is as responsible for anyone for giving me good taste in music.

If you're thinking about the idea in the shower. If you're thinking about the idea while you're walking your dog, there's probably something to it.

I'm a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal trying to reach my goal.

People who don't like musicals like, 'why are they singing? Why aren't they just talking? If you make the lyric feel really conversational, it's much easier for them to bridge that gap.

With every word, I drop knowledge.

I'm just like my country, I'm young, scrappy and hungry, and I'm not throwing away my shot.

It was a real dream come true just to get the job [in Moana], and yeah, and we sort of got right to work.