When you're little all the things that are quirky and weird about you and that people laugh at, you find out are the things that are going to get you through

Am I a fruitcake? I don't know. Perception is reality, so if I sit here and say, "I'm not a fruitcake, I'm a lemon cake," it doesn't matter. What you see me as in your world is what I am; it doesn't matter what I am - do you know what I mean? To me, I know what my real problems are - and they're certainly not about cake. And that's just the way it is.

You can connect with anybody nowadays. You can literally go on there and leave a message for Oprah Winfrey. If you want to say something to Hillary Clinton, you can tweet her! That's something I don't think anybody saw coming. It's also a way for people who aren't Oprah or Hillary to make a name for themselves and let people know they're out there. It's not exclusive to people who get lucky in life. It's amazing.

Whatever your image is, it's probably not you, but it affords you the freedom to live up to it.

I want to be as famous as midnight. As powerful as a gun. As loved as a pizza.

My voice is definitely a big present for me from God, because it's not like I can even take credit for it.

When you're little all the things that are quirky and weird about you and that people laugh at, you find out are the things that are going to get you through