I was inspired by [Michelangelo] Antonioni's Red Desert - very big and moody.

I was inspired by [Michelangelo] Antonioni's Red Desert - very big and moody.

I'm not so interested in being indie just for the sake of being indie.

I remember watching Romeo + Juliet when I was 14 and listening to the soundtrack. When I hear that soundtrack now, all those emotions come back. It's really beautiful when you're at a certain point in your life where most of the adventure lies ahead of you. And it's a sad thing when you feel like you've lost that. But you can get it back.

I don't think Neil Young has a beautiful voice but it's something that grabs you and the songs are so good.

Life is greater when I'm dealing with something than when I'm just dreaming away.

Los Angeles is such a mysterious place because there's so much evil in that city, but there's also so much light. You can be totally alone on a hillside and I love that kind of secluded, deserted rawness.