I'm supposed to make people cry, but not by manipulating.

Sympathetic characters usually have a voice. They usually don't have any trouble being heard.

I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been.

My audience doesn't agree with me on everything, but I love my audience, because they're totally okay with us having a dialogue.

It's incredibly irresponsible to allow victims' family members to witness executions.

I've been on every interstate highway in the lower forty-eight states by now and I never get tired of the view.

I really believe that if I make records that are indispensable to my audience, they'll go out and spend money to buy them, even if they've already downloaded them. If they can afford it. If they can't, I'd rather they be able to download it than not get it at all.