I had no kind of work ethic and I always felt that music - especially rock 'n' roll - was a more for boys.

The idea of choosing something that you want to be, that you identify as, at a young age and pursuing that without question - for me that was acting.

There's something really natural to me about being what they call in the business a "hyphenate." Being a musician-actor or writer-musician-actor.

Making music is so much more self-motivated. It's my own music. It's my own time. I don't have a team around me that's helped me make everything.

Aligning my music with something that feels morally and politically passionate to me feels good.

I'm going to be a better actor, or I'm going to try to be a better actor. I'm going to try to be a better musician. I'm going to be an artist instead of just this one thing.

When I have no idea what to do with how I'm feeling, I generally make a song out of it.

I love acting so much, but listening to music and making music has been the greatest savior for me.

I realized that I really didn't like the sound of the ukulele so much so I started playing the guitar.

Growing up with my dad being a musician, it seemed like a male centric world to me. I just didn't know many girls playing guitar.

All my best girlfriends play guitar now, which is kind of a funny world to live in.

You really want to know what else it was my mom said about you?" he asked.She shook her head.He didn't seem to notice. "She said you'd break my heart, " he told her, and left.

Sometimes there were troubles but no one can be a hero without the heart being torn open.

I enjoy 'Murphy Brown, ' but I am shocked that people really like 'Married... With Children.' These shows are toilet humor, and none of them have good characters.

Good things happen when you go for it!

Too often in recent history liberal governments have been wrecked on rocks of loose fiscal policy.

Although your mind works, your heart is darkened with depravity; and without a pure heart there can be no complete and true consciousness

It's going to be a bummer if Mars turns out to be like us.

Don't focus on what I'm wearing. Focus on what's coming out of my face.

Credibility is a basic survival tool.

The single Rose Is now the Garden Where all loves end