I like buying iTunes. It's instant.

Love is like a promise. Once you break it.. it doesn't come back unless you really fight for it.

As a clown, you're letting go of all of your bullshit.

I had an indie pop phase, I had just about every phase you could think of.

I think when people watch a lot of artists, they're expecting this showiness, and I'm cracking jokes with people. I'm heckling back. I'm interacting.

I went to England because somebody told me to, and I loved it. And, "blessed" is a silly word to use for some people, but that's how I feel. I feel blessed.

Words are very much my thing. I'm very picky and choosy with them. So, I kind of edit myself to the point of, almost stumping myself, sometimes.

I'm not a queen of anything, you know.

When I did the video for "Piledriver Waltz," I was thinking about rodeo clowns, and how they're risking their lives just to keep an entire arena laughing. They're in danger!

Man is an animal who more than any other can adapt himself to all climates and circumstances.

I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor's office was full of portraits by Picasso.

Change yourself and your work will seem different.

Pessimism of the spirit; optimism of the will.

Greece's history in the drachma was an up-and-down history, a roller coaster.

By one bait or another, Nature allures inhabitants into all her recesses.

I go to sleep at night, like, ’Am I gonna be alone forever?’

You cannot hear opportunities knocking if you are busy knocking opportunities.

An early flourish of confidence is useful. Then there's the small crudities - the slubs and bumps that come with outdoor work - the odd charm of imprecision.