'The Nightmare Before Christmas' is my number one biggest influence artistically in every way.

Don't be afraid of the shadows, it only means there's a light nearby.

I wanted to be a veterinarian until I saw a video of a vet performing surgery on a dog. Then I decided I wanted to be a pianist.

I am Evanescence. I am the only original member. I have basically hired the band. Evanescence has become me. It is mine and it's exactly how I want it to be.

Evanescence fans aren't the popular kids in school. They aren't the cheerleaders. It's the art kids and the nerds and the kids who grow up to be the most interesting creative people.

A fan once asked if he could have a piece of my hair for voodoo. I said no, so he hugged me and plucked out a couple of hairs and ran off.

I love sushi. But after too much of it, it just starts to taste like a dead animal that hasn't been cooked.

I love my cats more than I love most people. Probably more than is healthy.

Inspiration comes in the middle of the night when you should be doing homework.

Music is therapy for me. It's my outlet for every negative thing I've ever been through. It lets me turn something bad into something beautiful.

Honestly I just wear what I like. You know why? 'Cause I can, I'm a rock star.

Love is the most powerful force in the world. That love can do anything.

No rain can't get the rainbow.

Everyone on earth is afraid of losing his/her life, and only a few are afraid of losing their time.

How dare you come into my home? And hurt my family? I ought to tear your throat out right here, right now!

He was humbled by her infinite love toward him - it shone through even in his afterlife.

There's a place in me that can really relate to being the underdog. I'm always fighting to overcome the obstacle. I can really understand what's that about.

We grew up in the good old days before kids had these damn computers and actually played outside.

You don't read in your own field. You read in that field when you're young, so that you can learn.

No one but Gene Tierney could have played 'Laura.' There was no other actress around with her particular combination of beauty, breeding, and mystery.

I liked the results of the profits in the markets.