I like to be provocative. I like to make people think. I like to touch people's hearts. And if I can do all three of those things in one fell swoop, then I feel like I've really accomplished something.

If we can elect an African American as president, we can support gay marriage! Defeat prop 8! We will not give up!

The worst thing about being famous? I think it's what everybody says.. the lack of privacy and the idea that you're not really allowed to make mistakes and everything that you do is viewed under a microscope.

I feel like everything I do makes people feel really uncomfortable.

Making records is not how it used to be! #stillwerking

I think there are just as many assholes meeting the old-fashioned way as there are meeting in the new hookup culture.

When I came to New York it was the first time I'd ever taken a plane, the first time I'd ever gotten a taxi-cab, the first time for everything. And I came here with 35 dollars in my pocket. It was the bravest thing I'd ever done.