It's just really about trying to do whatever it is I do at a level of excellence. That's really all I'm trying to do while I'm here.

Of course awards matter.

As a man I am not a killer. I’m an artist and a modern person. I’ll choose sanity.

This unrequited love, to me it's nothing but a one-man cult/And cyanide in my styrofoam cup

We all know we have a finite period of time. I just feel if I'm going to be alive, I want to be challenged - to be as immortal as possible. The path to that isn't an easy way, but it's a rewarding way.

We’re not friends. We’re not enemies. We’re just strangers with some memories

I won't touch on risky, because that's subjective. People are just afraid of things too much. Afraid of things that don't necessarily merit fear.

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

I don't have any secrets I need kept any more.

Whatever you do, never run back to what broke you.

Keep writing, keep living, keep loving.

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.

If it brings me to my knees, it's a bad religion

I'm about being the best.

It's a bad religion to be in love with someone who could never love you.

I feel like I was writing as I was learning to talk. Writing was always a go-to form of communication.

Two years ago I found out my identity; it starts with me.

My TV ain't HD, that's too real

When you are happy, you enjoy music, when you are sad, you understand lyrics