My Records Are Basically A Litany Of

You Know, An Idea Is Just An Idea. There Seems To... The Kind Of Epiphanies That You Have, Like The Little Sudden Bursts Of Light, They're Very Small And They're Very Short And It's The Pursuit Of The Idea That's The Important Thing. . . . I Know A Lot Of People Who Have Way Better Ideas Than I Do That-much More Frequently Than I Do That Just Can't Sit Down And Actually Do It. Ideas Are Such Are A Little Overrated Really; It's The Work Behind The Idea That's The Important Thing.

Writing Screenplays Makes Me A Better Musician Because It Clears My Head. After Writing A Movie, I Go Running Back To Music As Fast As I Can.

The Love Song Must Be Born Into The Realm Of The Irrational, Absurd, The Distracted, The Melancholic, The Obsessive, The Insane For The Love Song Is The Noise Of Love Itself And Love Is, Of Course, A Form Of Madness.

I Love America. I Really Do. It's By Far The Place I Like Visiting Out Of Anywhere In The World. I Get A Palpable Sense Of Excitement When The Plane's Landing. It's A Cliché, But There's Still An Incredible Energy About New York In Particular.

The Secret To Longevity In The Music Business Is To Change, And To Be Able To Change. [...] An Actor Has To Assume Other People's Identities. A Rock Star Doesn't Need To Do That. [...] But Change Is Important.