I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.
'One Tree Hill' was my very first television audition; it was a fairytale. I feel really lucky to have that level of success right out of the gate.
Success comes to you with luck and a lot of hard work, but it doesn't give you the right to be any better than anybody else.
The right combination is between a free economy and social policy that addresses the needs of society and creates equal opportunity.
There is probably no oral society that fails to mark the spatial distinction of left and right, peculiar as this distinction may be.
The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind.
In any society, there will be the whole spectrum of views. You will get the extremists on the far right and also the far left.
We live in a society and a culture and an economic model that tries to make everything look right.
Whereas with us - what you hear is what's happening right then and there on the stage - so we don't need no stinking technology.
Technology is a bit of a double-edged sword. Used right, it's a wonderful tool, but unfortunately, it makes it easier for a lot of mediocre people to get really crappy ideas out.
When I say, 'I love Christ and love the teachings of Christ,' I mean that in the most simple and naive way. I'm not saying I'm right.
My thoughts on gay marriage are that everyone has the right to love and be loved, and that's the position I take.
My little brother is autistic, so I would love to be involved in a charity for autism, but I haven't found the right one yet.
Sometimes I think that the one thing I love most about being an adult is the right to buy candy whenever and wherever I want.
I had very steady and formal relationships with women. And I can say, I fell in love with women and it felt right.
I just can't seem to write songs about peace and love. Yeah right, how do you get that?
I do believe in doing the work and getting yourself together because love can be right in your face, but if you're not ready to receive it, it will be wasted.
People love gospel music. It's calming. It's soothing. It gets right to the point of whatever you're dealing with.
Napster was a black market for music. Ninety-nine per cent of the music that people were downloading was illegal because they didn't have the rights for it.
Music inspires me and puts me in the right mood, but to actually listen to it when I write - I find it gets in the way.
Now the music industry is sort of like a Craigslist venture, right? Where you're making your own records and selling them online.
