I think the feeling that we're going to work together again usually starts to come up before the first project's even done. The Black Keys and I have already talked about starting on something new.

The key is, if youre not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes pretty well.

We all get outraged by things and there are things that make us angry and maybe for a while we get angry enough to actually go do something about it.

When you get a certain level of resources, and you want things a certain way, I find it difficult to get too belligerent because it's not my money.In this case it is. It’s a lot easier to stand your ground and say “I want it like this” when you know it’s your money you’re spending.

Your take on things is what is either going to make you somebody people talk about or no.

I like to know where I am. I don't like the kind of cutting where you don't know where you are.

When I look around the world and think why is everything working or not working, it's because it's entrenched ideology. You can't solve a problem if you're sitting down with people who say, "All these ideas are off the table because of what I believe."