I'm pretty sure I'm going to fall in my GaGa shoes one night on tour and I'm hoping it becomes a Youtube sensation.

People are not born heroes or villains; they’re created by the people around them.

A villain is just a victim whose story hasn’t been told.

When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.

If you truly own who you are, no one can use you against you.

I couldn't do country, with all due respect to all country music artists. My parents dressed me up with a cowboy hat and we'd go to the rodeo when I was younger and it traumatized me for life.

You can't shy away from your greatness just because you're afraid you're not great enough

Even in the worst of situations-even when it seems no one in the world appreciates you-as long as you have hope, everthing can get better

Courage is one thing that no one can ever take away from you.

To Grandma: Once upon a time, there was a boy who flew.

You don’t get to pick where you’re from, but you always have control of where you’re going.

So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.

Genuine expressions of emotion rarely persist longer than five seconds and almost never longer than 10. A fixed smile is likely to conceal anger, anxiety, or some other negative emotion.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, whos the dumbest of you all?

I'm pretty obsessed with Stevie Nicks from her style to her voice. I like watching her on YouTube and her old performances, the way she moves and everything.

I think that winning the battle in Hollywood is a necessary condition to winning the culture war.

The Germans have a wonderful combination of pathos, energy, and humor. They are like Californians with an education.

Would it not be strange if a universe without purpose accidentally created humans who are so obsessed with purpose?

I think we're conditioned by watching movies.

Why not see which is brighter: your aura or the sun?

There isn't anything else more important than taking the gospel to the world.