“Speak about the things you really care about.”

Be yourself. Don’t pretend that you know something you don’t.

[Henry] James is much more complex than Jane Austen. That’s why it’s not so easy to adapt him.

People expect a nice period piece, but that’s not always the case. There’s a deep human mystery in his work.

The internet creates chaos and a dangerous kind of piracy but makes the viewer much more active and gives the voice to minority players.

Don’t create the appearance of fake authority.

I believe that the internet as an open platform for distribution could be a great chance for the diversity of film production.

Compared with how we’ve ducked it in the United States, Canada should be really proud of how you have welcomed a significant number of refugees – far more, in fact, than we Americans have, even though our population is vastly larger.

If you want to really love someone, you’ve got to let go and loosen up and just care.

I think that’s why it feels like songs are really connected, and I like that. They’re all worked on kind of like a little family.

You’re constantly growing and you’re constantly progressing and changing up you’re style and gauging an audience to make sure that audience is enjoying what you’re doing.

I think if you create something and you get an audience for it, then the monetization part is really secondary.

When you’re in the moment and not over thinking the song is when things tend to really work.

It’s a shame really because a couple days in Oklahoma will open your eyes to how much better it would be if the rest of the country was filled with a few more people from Oklahoma.

I’m confused. Really, really confused.