I don’t really have a relationship with the guitar; it’s like my slutty lover, whereas I’m married to the piano

I think the minute you mention death, people run for the hills - unless it's heavy metal. People do not like death.

There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable.

I believe a lot of our lives are spent asleep, and what I've been trying to do is hold on to those moments when a little spark cuts through the fog and nudges you.

Life is a game and true love is a trophy.

I've developed into quite a swan. I'm one of those people that will probably look better and better as I get older - until I drop dead of beauty.

I'm your knight in shining armor. I'm here to save you from Linkin Park.

Cigarettes and chocolate milk These are just a couple of my cravings Everything it seems I like's a little bit stronger A little bit thicker A little bit harmful for me.

I am always writing; if you want to survive in this business, you need to keep working, keep creating and never stop the output.

Being uncool is being pretty much the coolest you can be.

I like to make the mundane fabulous whenever I can.

Learn to discover your divine potential.

Rizal learned the right ideas at the wrong time, and for this he was shot.

Those things [t hydraulic penises and prosthetic butts and all that] can be what's genuinely shocking about the movie [Swiss Army Man] because people wouldn't expect to be moved by any of it.

People create the reality they need in order to discover themselves

Cheat me not with time, with the dull ache of flesh, for all flesh turns, even the loveliest ankle and frail thigh, to bitterest dust.

I never wanted to go longer than five years off the stage. Not necessarily musicals, but just doing a play or something.

I'll read, and then I'll take naps. When I feel sleep coming on, I give in and don't fight it.

Regret couldn't fix what he's broken. Apologies couldn't bring back what he's lost. What we'd lost.

It was so useful to lie with the truth.

I will see it when I believe it.