I sit down and create atmospheres, start playing guitar or piano and just sing whatever comes out of my mouth.

When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.

I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.

I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.

I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it.

Anything that I write comes from the soul.

I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.

I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.

It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.

I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.

When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy - but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of life.

Dependency on stuff, on people and on things is one of the greatest things that could kill.

This isn't champagne anymore. We went through the champagne a long time ago. This is serious stuff. The days of champagne are long gone.

We glorify Christ when we live for God—trusting, loving, and obeying Him.

Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from the things she found in gift shops.

He neither drank smoked nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally saving his money he died early surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me.

The only thing a master can teach is how to learn about yourself. There are no secrets. They are only techniques to waken yourself.

The images in a picture book are the driving forces that tell the story. The words tell only what the pictures can't.

I just wait until there is money lying in the corner, and all I have to do is go over there and pick it up. I do nothing in the meantime.

That's your job as the actor, to understand the human part of the character, to make it real.

But for one's health as you say, it is very necessary to work in the garden and see the flowers growing.