CalArts was incredible for me. It's a school that I rave about and constantly want to give back to.

I think a lot of us can relate to not choosing to face a painful memory, and something that's a painful past, and wanting to pretend like it never happened.

I approach directing from an actor's standpoint.

I love directing; it felt right to me when I did 'Flying Lessons'. It's something I will do again. Really, you can always be working and developing. That's something that's kind of ever constant.

I'd say I'm definitely an actor first and foremost, but I love filmmaking.

I come from a family where my father is a filmmaker and professor of film.

As an actor, if you were to simplify what acting really is, it's about letting go.

I've been an actor since I was a kid.

I love the art of filmmaking very much in all aspects.

Words matter, but what matters more than words is forgiveness and compassion.

If you want to get rid of Rose then fine, I’ll take care of it. But I don’t think that is going to solve your problem. You’ll still be here. And you are your problem.

The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and though I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets.

If I didn't make a single song in two months, I'm slippin'. You can't just party every night.

Making stuff up is the worst thing a journalist can do. Plagiarizing is the second worst.

I just wait until there is money lying in the corner, and all I have to do is go over there and pick it up. I do nothing in the meantime.

The Top 40 is geared toward 20 and under, not 20 and up. That's the audience I'm geared to

I swayed into him, drawn to his obsessive and insatiable raw need for me, which reflected the depth of my need for him

I've read over 200 self improvement books. I know what to do to change my life around, but I have the fear of that change. What will happen then? I have the fear that something unexpected may occur.

Joy mingled with sadness, even with grief, is the deepest human joy. It winds itself about the soul with indescribable sweetness, with a dim but unerring sense for what will some day be born of it.