I'm abstaining from romance and the discussion of romance.

I think a lot of people spend a lot of time talking about what they hate rather than what they love. I don't want to get trapped in that.

Nobody is strong 100 percent of the time, or falling apart 100 percent of the time; sometimes you're doing both at once.

Life's too short to be shoehorned into a box that isn't for you.

I like the idea of a record being more than one thing emotionally - human beings go through so many emotions in one day, and I like those things sitting next to each other.

I try not to say exactly what songs are about sometimes, because I feel like it ruins it for people.

I learned drumming as a second instrument because I didn't want to sing. Sometimes I would quite like to be left in the back, in the darkness by myself.

Nothing gets my hackles up like being told I can't do something.

I think a lot of things that people think are complimentary are a little bit condescending, but then we just have to keep doing what we're doing, and being in the band is the important bit.

A good song to one person could just be something mediocre to somebody else. It's always strange thinking about how songs connect with people.

Internet has been really amazing, and I think it's a place of great passion, creativity, and knowledge.

Sometimes the only way to ever find yourself is to get completely lost.

Society can only hurt if you care for its opinion

The hangover: such a cure, she thinks, for overthinking.

Those who criticize the most typically end up solving the least.

The big difference with the recognition is that when I go on an audition, I don't feel like they're testing my abilities as much as they're just seeing if it's a fit. So that's nice.

Nebraska sets the standard for how fans should act.

A scientist should be the happiest of men.

Once you embody the language, the character comes really naturally, especially when you put the costume on.

Betrayal would be a different sort of sick.

Some missionaries bound for Africa were laughed at by the boat captain. 'You'll only die over there,' he said. But a missionary replied, 'Captain, we died before we started.'