Every teenager feels a wanting, a desire for something more, to be heard, to be seen.

One of the main pitfalls of any theoretically "niche" show is that you spend too much time on the "niche" and not enough time on the "show."

The East Coast, and certainly Boston, has a provincial quality to it that makes it harder to bust out and move up. Try to be too different and they'll pull you down.

Any great character is the combination of a brilliant actor and the right writing.

A few years ago I started an online flirtation with a high school flame, Andy. Things got weird and I called it off and two months later...Versace was dead...dead.

For the love of God, unless you’re prepping for Rigoletto at the Met, go easy on the eyeliner.

Never pursue happiness, just be happy.

He refused to believe in his own weaknesses, and with her he had not found a weakness to fit himself against.

I think, often, when you are in just a lot of pain, it comes out as anger.

All communication must lead to change

Shoot for the stars. You may not get the stars-but you may get the moon.

I'm very competitive but in a very nice way

For me, music was always a second language. I didn't have a musical background, and I started studying very late, at fourteen.

This is the tragedy of modernity: as with neurotically overprotective parents, those trying to help are often hurting us the most.

From the point of view of the relative world, merit is very important.