You can't expect to make no effort. You still have to make the effort and be kind and understanding.

For those of you who tried, but didn't make it, Settle down it's never what you think. The summit doesn't differ from the deep, dark valley, And the valley doesn't differ from the kitchen sink.

I've always had a really great time being in movies and writing music when I get home. The more creative I am, the more it feeds into other creative aspects of my life.

I feel like songwriting is an experiment in empathy.

I'm a person who gets better with practice. Getting older is awesome - because you get more practice.

If people just want to be famous, that's just not enough to get you up at 4 in the morning to go to work. You have to love what you're doing.

One of the things I love about doing things that are creative is that I feel like it's my right as an artist not to be affected by the reactions of those people that are going to hear my songs.

I'll write and make chords with my voice sometimes if I don't have an instrument even though it takes a million times longer.

I put myself out there; it's part of my job, and I get it: people will attack me. At first I was thrown off, but now I have a pretty thick skin about it.

Certain aspects of my personality are always going to come out on-screen. I guess that's just me - if they say I'm quirky, I'm quirky. It's better than being boring.

Blossoming and unfolding are basically the same thing, but blossoming is more romantic.

Writing music is really personal, and it's a really exciting thing to participate in because represents the full creative process: It feels like something is coming from nothing.

Do your eye shadow first, then your foundation. That way, you can clean up any mess without starting all over again.

I like having a schedule. I tend to be the type of person that thrives on something being regular.

Summer has always been my favorite season. I feel happier.

I love singing Christmas carols. I know every harmony to every music-hall Christmas song.

In a lot of movies, you'll see people on crazy dates, and you're like, 'No one would ever do that!'

I am always early to work but sometimes late to other things.

I like a lot of old films, I like a lot old music, and a lot of it has to do with the fact that I like the idea of knowing what happens before, so that I can understand it.