Not to be arrogant, but I have a lot of hits, so my phone stay ringing, but it's consistent.

I listen to all types of different music. I go to different festivals. I'm around music.

You're put in certain situations and it kind of opens up those doors and it opens up your eyes to realize what your true calling was.

Brandy is one of my favorite vocalists. Jay-Z is my favorite emcee outside of Biggie.

I really was kind of like a musical nerd. I would watch VH1's 'Behind The Music.' That was heavy when I was a kid. I would sit up and want to watch that all day instead of going outside sometimes.

A song is a song and a hit record can change a life.

When you're an artist, you can only do your own stuff. Even if you only write for other people, you're really more focused on yourself. So while everybody's out touring, I'm working on records.

There's a bunch of people who sit around and make excuses for themselves and get upset with artists, but you already know what this is - it's an ego-driven business.

I really want to work with Rufus Wainwright. Michael Stipe from R.E.M. I would love to work with Kanye West.

I don't believe in writing people off.

It's a gift that I have and I became good at it. When I heard my first song I didn't even know that I could write songs.

I find it a challenge to respect capable people who care only for their own interests.

I want her to melt into me, like butter on toast. I want to absorb her and walk around for the rest of my days with her encased in my skin.I want.

Only in heaven will we know exactly what heaven is like.

There is no such thing as a non-subjective world to a subjective mind.

A shame. As promising as a sky full'a rainbows but as useful as a bag'a dirt.

As long as you are being true to yourself, you will always find happiness.

We don't have time for tone. We have to go out and get the job done.

I love Audrey Hepburn. I thought she was very classy.

All is fair in love, war and tax evasion.

I need as much of the business of making a film to be in my own workspace. It really ought to be a bit more like doing a novel, alone, at first. I'm feeling my way.