I do a lot of research, I try to think about how it relates to music and I just do a ton of drawing. It's much easier to work your ideas out that way.

Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.

One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching

As soon as I go into a Starbucks I take off my sunglasses. I want to be recognised and I want free coffee.

So people keep asking me what this badge is for... this badge makes me the sheriff, the sheriff of Emo town, so get your straight irons and eyeliner ready!

Sometimes you have to kind of die inside in order to rise from your own ashes and believe in yourself and love yourself and become a new person.

It's okay to love something a little too much,as long as it's real to you.

NOTHING is worth hurting yourself over. NOTHING is worth taking your life over, DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!

All your quirks and all your problems - even your depressions and your failures - that’s what makes you you.

Tears are words the heart can't express

Don't ever let the media tell you what your body is supposed look like. You're beautiful the way you are. Stay beautiful, keep it ugly.

Vision transforms hope into committed action and passion transforms wants into new realities.

Some people spend the best part of their lives living the dreams of others

You know, I've kind of been lucky enough to always work with established actors or big names or people that are really popular or infamous for doing what they do and doing it well, I guess.

The Work: 1. Is it true? 2. Can you absolutely know that it’s true? 3. How do you react, what happens, when you believe that thought? 4. Who would you be without the thought?

Beyond the Indian hamlet, upon a forlorn strand, I happened on a trail of recent footprints.

He shrank from hearing Margaret's very name mentioned; he, while he blamed her--while he was jealous of her--while he renounced her--he loved her sorely, in spite of himself.

I have relied on prayer for health care all of my life.

My first lessons lasted two weeks and it was Jingle Bells. It didn't make any sense at all. I wanted to know how to play like Hendrix.

You can't have real love without operating in forgiveness. Love keeps giving the other person another chance.

We are quite convinced, and we say this to the Palestinians, that violence is not going to solve the problem of Israel and the Middle East. We say that to the Israelis. We say it to the Palestinians.