Pianos tend to get better as they age, the more you play them. They grow into their sound.

In my fantasy I was always the savior. I would come to 'Peanuts' land and save everybody. Charlie Brown would fall madly in love with me. Peppermint Patty was so jealous.

I wanted to do a movie about being really good at something, yet being socially awkward and not as advanced in your personal life as you are in your creative life.

I compose my own stuff. I've been writing songs with words. I've been playing more on the keyboard because I can transpose it to sheet music on the computer.

Acting is magical. Change your look and your attitude, and you can be anyone.

I'd never been to a prom, I had never had the whole high school experience. I think I was kind of an anomaly. I don't think they knew where to put me.

Everything was okay, as long as I could dream . Its amazing, really, the difference between having a dream and not having any left that can come true. It's the difference between living and dying .

I went to national piano competitions and did that whole circuit. Then I played professionally to support myself when I moved out to LA.

I don't know that I'm actually bipolar, but I definitely have huge mood swings, and I'm definitely passionate about the way I feel. I'm not really lukewarm one way or the other.

So the moral of this week is: if you do something really, really stupid in front of someone you're just getting to know and they still think you're awesome, then you got yourself a friend.

You'll say I'm self-destructive I constructed all this tragedy. Go tell them all it's all my fault You'll tell them I was crazy . And anyway it's over now Nothing left to say.

You are walking on thin ice - the ice of what remains of the trust between us - carrying the weight of immeasurable guilt.

In my books, my idea is always to explore social context and social forces.

Fear and fatigue block the mind. Face both, then courage and confidence flows into you.

Sometimes, I'm very embarrassed.

Don't tell me it's raining when you're peeing on me!

Self-deception ultimately explains Japan's plight. The Japanese have never accepted that change is in their interest - and not merely a response to U.S. criticism.

One thing about Texas people, they're very passionate about their Rock N' Roll, and I love it.

Nobody should go through life without falling in love.

Why would you create a movie for black people if you don't understand the history and perspective of the people you are doing it for? You need historical perspective to make sound decisions.

I do not recall to [Kim Jong-un], but it was complex. "Dear young leader of the people and chairman of the joint military commission" or something like that.