My poor sister was forced to be in the plays that I would write. We would go to my grandma's retirement building and perform 'Phantom of the Opera.'

My feet are not a good part of my body. They definitely have suffered for my art. They're, like, all bunions and blisters.

It's so much easier for me to get up and be someone else than expressing my own thoughts and feelings. There's definitely something about creating a cloak of a character that helped me deal with my shyness.

I love running dresses! I need to make working out as enjoyable as possible, and a cute outfit is definitely part of that.

I think that the world is full of really, really good musicians, but that's not necessarily my motivation for having people involved. It's more how they contribute to the scene as a person.

If you really believe in what you're doing, work hard, take nothing personally and if something blocks one route, find another. Never give up.

It's truthful - every single song is an extension of me and a truthful piece of inspiration from my past or something I'm currently going through.

My real motivation came from my quest for music videos to have the equally soul-touching emotional resonance that straight music does. Honestly, I'm not sure they ever can.