There's always a melody running around in my mind and my brain; and I'm really thankful for it.

I knew that I wanted to create rich themes, and something that people might really relate to emotionally. That was the quest, authenticity, and then just to make the audience feel something.

I try to move people emotionally.

Being a man of faith, what was so interesting to me was the subject, which started, by the way, with Anne Rice's wonderful books.

I really am a firm believer that if you're going to do something musically, you really need to know what that music would have sounded like, what those instruments would have been.

There's sometimes a little bit of a trap to limit yourself for an audience.

If everyone in New York took sides over these petty, insignificant arguments, no one would have any friends at all.

Lies can make harsh truths less painful. But I believe pain is essential for growth.

Well, I think one of the main things that you have to think about when acting in the movies is to try not to make the acting show.

Mitt Romney is not going to be running for president. So you know what that means. We are getting closer and closer to 'President Trump.'

To no human charter am I indebted for my rights.

Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery.

. . . escape is easier than change.

a few italics really do relieve your feelings.

People seem to forget that one reason they are now thinking differently is Freud's legacy itself.

Prayer has a right to the word "ineffable." It is an hour of outpourings which words cannot express,--of that interior speech which we do not articulate, even when we employ it.