Best advice was from a man by the name of James Dean. "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today". I read that my senior year in high school and have never stopped since.

All of my favorite songs can bring me to tears. Some are rock, some are blues, some are love ballads. That's why I play music - to touch other people as I have been touched.

Two quiet people are not very fun together.

I think ever since I was a kid I knew subconsciously that I wanted to be an actor. I would walk around the house pretending I was somewhere else.

Baz Luhrrman's movie Romeo and Juliet is what made me decide that I wanted to dedicate my life to making films one way or another.

I am inspired musically by anyone who can write a song that can bring me to tears.

My mom is a singer and my Dad introduced me to bands such as Zeppelin and the Stones so music has always played a huge part in my life.

I have always been into music ever since I was a kid.

It's very rare that you get a group of people who are all passionate and driven and all get along.

I am always a big believer that if you work hard enough and you work out of passion, a person can do anything.

For some reason when I decide to pursue something, I never have any fear that it won't happen. I think it's just ingrained in my brain. Which I guess is a great advantage.

It was one of the few stories we told the same way.

My mind does not easily accept stately historical processions.

In foster care it’s easier to measure what you’ve lost over what you have gained, because it there aren’t many gains in that life and you are a prisoner to someone else’s plans for your life.

There is no wilderness like a life without friends.

To throw a shoe at a man in Dundee is the equivalent of a kiss on the cheek and an embrace in London. Dundee is a very different place; they have their own rules.

Let us never forget that the greatest man is never more than an animal disguised as a god.

There was no "decision" per se to re-position myself. I simply decided that I wanted to write a book that would help people influence others.

Meatspace still has some advantages for a carbon-based girl.

I will always have a very deep love for Amy Winehouse.

In a way, there's nothing wrong with playing the piano, but it's not a huge trauma if you don't.