I didn't love Jim Morrison 'cause he was self-destructive. I loved him because of his work. Because of the way he merged poetry and rock-and-roll. Because he did something new.

My sunglasses are like my guitar.

We go through life. We shed our skins. We become ourselves.

To be an artist — actually, to be a human being in these times — it’s all difficult. … What matters is to know what you want and pursue it.

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

Where does it all lead? What will become of us? These were our young questions, and young answers were revealed. It leads to each other. We become ourselves.

Life isn't some vertical or horizontal line -- you have your own interior world, and it's not neat.

I imagined myself as Frida to Diego, both muse and maker. I dreamed of meeting an artist to love and support and work with side by side.

Swift is the arrow, dark is the thorn, the slate is clean, the future awaits, awake.

Make your interactions with people transformational, not just transactional.

To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom.

The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood

A gentle answer turns away wrath.

Waxing was an interesting experience. Not quite as painful as I expected.

Our stories are the tellers of us.

My life will be sour grapes and ashes without you.

I wouldn't do anything if I didn't have something I was working for.

There is no crime in the cynical American calendar more humiliating than to be a sucker.

I have never wanted special attention. I was only willing to do what was asked of me and what seemed necessary at the time.

From success, you learn absolutely nothing. From failure and setbacks conclusions can be drawn. That goes for your private life as well as your career.

To be young, really young, takes a very long time.