When you say a 'former child star,' you may as well say 'failed child star.

I guess I'm up to about 70% of normal, which is a real relief. My doctor gave me clearance to go out in public again, so I've been able to go to the store and help out a little bit around the house.

Sorry, Vern. I guess a more experienced shopper could have gotten more for your seven cents.

Be honest. Be kind. Be honorable. Work hard. And always be awesome.

I've done a lot of geeky things in my life, but I think the geekiest of all was my first effort to build props and cosplay, when I was about twelve years-old.

Things every person should have: •A nemesis. •An evil twin. •A secret headquarters. •An escape hatch. •A partner in crime. •A secret identity.

No matter what I do with my life, or how successful I am, I will always be a socially awkward penguin inside.

Being a nerd is not about what you love, it's about how you love it.

The goal isn’t to make something everyone will love; the goal is to get excited, and make a thing where something wasn’t before.

It’s not about what you said. It’s not about what you did. It’s not about what you love. It’s about them feeling bad about themselves.

Don't let the fear of not pleasing someone stop you from being creative.

She preferred imaginary heroes to real ones, because when tired of them, the former could be shut up in the tin kitchen till called for, and the latter were less manageable.

She would've made an excellent pirate.

But anyone who knows anything about the music industry knows it's not only about the music.

Vision is a romantic thing. We have got into 'talent identification'. I am much more interested in passion - finding people who are really excited about doing something.

It is his absence that is part of me and has been for years. This is who I am, perhaps who we all are, keepers of the absent and the dead. It is the blessing and burden of being alive.

I know my music is going well when I don't have insomnia.

Any actor who tells you that they have become the people they play, unless they’re clearly diagnosed as a schizophrenic, is bullshitting you.

I really enjoy my time off. If I'm going to go to work, it has to be something I really believe in, or else it's totally tedious.

The only reason I went for that goal is that I wanted to say: 'Now, mummy-daddy, will you love me?'

Rejection process is not fun. It's the red pen on the page, the discarded sketch, sometimes is the only way forward.