“The things I see every day inspire my sound and lyrics, like certain people and situations that stick out in my mind. There are also certain musicians I love whose music and styles inspire me.”

I’ve never spoken to Bon Iver, but I would love to. I’m a huge fan!

I love Adele and Lykke Li. I also listen to classical music as well.

I read the three Hunger Games books in a week and because I liked them so much I wrote Just a Game.

I used to play violin, but I wasn’t very good! I’m starting to learn guitar.

Dancing inspires my music. Having your girlfriends all together and just being free and happy.

There’s so much more to life than that, though I think that acting is fascinating because you can forget your own sorrow as you act and become somebody else.

Music is a big part of my life. I listen to different genres, and I choose the music that will inspire the next part of my story.

Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive.

That for me was a great liberator to realize that the show isn’t about me running around, jumping off stuff and flexing muscles, it’s about inspiring people. That makes me really happy.

Nothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.

Power is sexy, not simply in its own right, but because it inspires self-confidence in its owner and a shiver of subservience on the part of those who approach it.

Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.