I think people are sexy when they have a sense of humor, when they are smart, when they have some sense of style, when they are kind, when they express their own opinions, when they are creative, when they have character.

It's striking how commercially viable that impulse for instant intimacy is right now, especially in songs and writing.

You have to defend your honor. And your family.

How weird it was to drive streets I knew so well. What a different perspective.

Don't uncork what you can't contain

Some girls are taught to be sexy.

Kindness to me is only powerful if it has the cruel streak behind it. If someone is kind all the time under all circumstances, they're just simple-minded. Kindness is only worth something if you have the cruel streak to back it up.