"You have to think there's a reason for everything. When a door closes another door opens."

"Some goals you just never really think about trying to achieve because they just seem so out of reach."

"Ed Kowalczyk is my favorite singer."

"For me, something will come in my head and I'll either end up calling my cell phone to record it, or I'll just pick my guitar up and see what comes out. Sometimes it sucks, sometimes it doesn't. So there's really no set method behind it."

"I think violence, cynicism, brutality and fashion are the staples of our diet. I think in the grand history of story-telling, going back to people sitting around fires, the dark side of human nature has always been very important. Movies are part of that tradition."

"Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending."

"What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told."

"I try to get in quiet time and book time, but really, the only time I ever get that is when I'm on an airplane - I have a fear of flying, but I actually love flying because it's the only time I can sleep, and it's the only time I get to read."