I saw this wide-eyed girl with big ears and a pink nose who's too excited. I wanted that part of myself to sing lead.

No one goes to BrooklynVegan to read about content, they just go for drama. It's a tabloid, the scum of indie.

I was really inspired by this feeling of mania, a caricature of myself that I look down upon and see negatively.

Success will come. Or it won't. But I think you can only make a go at it in a big way by fully being yourself and taking risks. People can feel risks.

Don't say yes to everything. Learn how to say no, because people respect a no.

Do not be precious about your music within your own world. Try everything you want to try; just because it exists doesn't mean it's done.

I'm gonna really enjoy bringing out the catsuit once in a while.

The only thing that deeply frustrates me is the slow speed [of major labels]. The more people involved, the slower the pace.

You'd have to be kind of a bonehead not to feel pressure.

It's a lot different being a hip-hop artist. You just show up with a piece of paper with your words on it, say it in the mic, then you leave and some other guy does all the music.

Everyone in our generation lives in a world where you're surrounded by all sorts of music all the time. People's tastes are made of combinations of genres.

Но Остап приходил каждый вечер, хотя радостных вестей не приносил. Энергия и веселость его были неисчерпаемы. Надежда ни на одну минуту не покидала его.

When we refuse to do what we are supposed to do at the right time, the consequence is that of pain and tragedy.

There's no room in perfection for insecurity.

Flood your mind continually with pictures of the health, happiness, and prosperity that you desire.

Writing, to be memorable, must be done in a state of impassioned serenity.

When I was a kid, I loved Popeye, but the old ones, the real old ones.

The filmmakers always have a great level of control.

A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.

I had rather men should ask why my statue is not set up, than why it is.

Fashion is not art. The aims of fashion and art are different and there is no need to compare them.