I always viewed life as material for a movie.

I'm interested in music as an extension of character.

I guess I probably took New York for granted. Growing up, playing in the street, going down to the Avenue to the record store and to the grocery store and stuff like that.

Dance is a profession with an expiration date for many people.

I like the way corduroys feel. I like the sort of jean aspect of corduroys, but also the texture of them. They probably remind me of my childhood, too, I think. I wore cords, and my dad had a corduroy jacket.

I think anxiety is dangerous, but it makes you think it's your friend.

I live in Manhattan now, because, in a way, it was my fantasy.