I tend to go against the grain because when I start to see that everybody's trying to shock, I try not to. I just do stuff that's subtler, more emotional, and I think that shocks people.

I don't think somebody can just, like, wave a magic wand and make you a star.

The most important, overriding arc of my career has been that I would never be self-deprecating.

You can't just try to be a performer. It's in your DNA. I really believe that it's either what you are or it's not at all.

Be who you are and I'll be who I am. I refuse to take sides, because everybody has their story.

I can't tell you 100 percent what makes a relationship work. But I can see something good coming and I can see something bad coming.

That disturbs people when they know they didn't have the guts or integrity to stick to their dreams.