“I’m extremely compassionate, loving, all of those warm fuzzy things, but the outer shell doesn’t project that all the time.”

If someone breaks your heart, just punch them in the face. Seriously. Punch them in the face and go get some ice cream.

Some people focus more on sonics. Some people focus more on story. I focus on both sonics and story.

The Internet is just another experiment showing us more sides of us.

Boys do cry, but I don’t think I shed a tear for a good chunk of my teenage years.

I guess I’m just inspired to tell stories.

I just don’t trust journalists – and I don’t think it’s a good practice for me to trust journalists.

Don’t confuse my personality with my attitude. My personality is who I am, and my attitude depends on who you are.

The idea of recognising your strengths and using them in as versatile a way as you can is cool.

Distance sometimes lets you know who’s worth keeping and who’s worth letting go.

I feel like I was writing as I was learning to talk. Writing was always a go-to form of communication. And I knew I could sing from being in tune with the radio.

Why see the world, when you got the beach?

Here’s what I think about music and journalism: The most important thing is to just press play.

I’ve always wanted to make a career in the arts, and I think that my only hope at doing that is to make it more about the work.

I enjoy singing my songs in front of people. I enjoy being involved in making the artwork for albums and stupid stuff like that.

As a writer, as a creator, I’m giving you my experiences. But just take what I give you. You ain’t got to pry beyond that.

I like the anonymity that directors can have about their films.

The Lord has so much compassion, He involves Himself in our problems.

Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.

The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

We do not need guns and bombs to bring peace, we need love and compassion.

The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.

Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.

Take care of others wholeheartedly, of both our friends and our enemies. This is the basis for true compassion.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.