I think that it is real important for someone to be really honest and open emotionally. I'm really an emotional person. If I'm that way and the guy isn't that way I just really feel like a jerk.

I can't stand films that make the kids out to be heroes and the parents to be imbeciles.

My dad has always just had a lot of faith in me as an artist and as a person, and he doesn't really dispense with a lot of advice when it comes to the music. He's taught me a lot over the years, but when I was taking on this project he's really hands-off about that. He just appreciates what I've done and is very supportive, and of course really proud.

Not all women write the same. But I don't understand why the model is that you're supposed to write like a man, and that means you're a real writer.

And to be honest, most actors are incredibly solipsistic.

What I like about being alone is being able to do whatever you want and it's for yourself.

My parents always raised us with the idea of having college in mind. You sort of need a college education. It's part of life. It's something that you do - like going to your prom.