The writer who refuses to explore the darker regions of the heart will never be able to write convincingly about the wonder, the magic and the joy of love for just as goodness cannot be trusted unless it has breathed the same air as evil.

It's always a risky business inviting somebody on stage. You never know what they're going to do. I try to avoid letting people join me onstage because it can be very distracting, and overly theatrical.

When I start writing songs, and they come easily, I'm always very suspicious. That usually means they're reminding me of something I've already done before. When the songs become unsettling, and I feel anxious about what I'm doing, that usually means it's going to be more interesting later on when we actually record the stuff.

Film seems to be a medium designed for betrayal and violence.

What I want people to recognize is that we have to keep working together and take charge because we all have the same story.

As Australians, we see the law as inherently bad. We have a real inherent distaste for authority in our makeup.

The artistic process seems to be mythologized quite a lot into something far greater than it actually is. It is just hard labor.