With every word, I drop knowledge.

The problem is I got a lot of brains but no polish.

If you think in terms of topping, you're in the wrong business. You can't think that way.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, I didn't do any press, I didn't do any meetings, I just wrote all day, 'cause I'd meet, via Skype, with the creative team, at five p.m., and then I would have my seven o'clock curtain.

I was one of several songwriters I think interviewed [for Moana]. I'm a huge fan of Disney animated movies, and I've always wanted to write an animated score since I was a little kid.

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 try to let my decisions be guided not by what I think will succeed or fail, but what I'm going to learn from that process.