I'm not dying for things to say.

We're probably a couple of freaks who've created their own little universe, are living in our own little world and that's the only place where we can survive.

Lou Reed is something like a personal favorite of mine, but you could always put me into that drawer of singers who can't really sing, who speak their songs.

If a voice is just too nice, without an edge, it kinda all flows by. You forget it. You don't listen to the lyrics.

A good voice isn't so important. It's more important to sound really unique.

I'm not sure if you can blame everything on the American way of life, but the United States are big. So, if you have a lot of people there, the percentage of stupid people is bound to be higher.

I think most musicians know if they make the same record twice, even if they say they don't.

Despite my own doubts of being marketable or crushworthy, my goal was to write a record of peppy pop songs, hopefully without annoying anybody.

We're not on a desperate mission to write chart compatible stuff.

I didn't really like confessional poetry or things. They seemed sort of dated to me, or just corny.

The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative.

Deal with your readers that theyare smart, and write a language thatsuits their intelligence.- How to write the best story-

When you give all your power to the powers that be, you take away the powers of thee.

I've always loved the '40s romantic comedies and the idea of those mistaken identities and lovers' misunderstandings.

I love a film where I get squished by two dumpsters or I fly through the air.

A man's rights are not violated by a private individual's refusal to deal with him.

It's a kind of honour when I see how many people are imitating the style of how I make films.

I care more about the people than about the company. That's why I don't want to own it. I don't want to run a business. People do it better than I do.

In the end, it's the people who are curious who change the world.

Thy words are like a cloud of winged snakes.

I don't see a film industry in Germany. They have a great TV culture, but how many German films are really exciting?