I don't write poems and put them to music. Just let things flow.

When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.

I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.

I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.

I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it.

Anything that I write comes from the soul.

I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.

I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.

It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.

I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.

When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy - but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of life.

I have drunk, and seen the spider."(Leontine, Act II Scene I)

I've realised that at the top of the mountain, there's another mountain.

Present-Day Wickedness, Apostasy and Modern Civilization Cannot Prevent Revival.

As a filmmaker, I've had films that over-achieved and I've had films that under-achieved. You always go in trying to do your very best.

When you would grab that last hole you could literally feel all of the hope, desire and stress drop off of you.

I feel like I haven't done my best work yet. I feel like there's a world of possibilities out there.

You have to CHANGE the way you THINK in order to CHANGE the way you FEEL

I'm always in a place that is sincere but conflicted about different things that come with being a Christian and being an active, churchgoing Christian.

I think that, generally, you need to live with your sport 24 hours a day.

I suppose I could try to be some avant-garde artist if I wanted to, but that doesn't interest me as much.