I love a good fitted suit. England is known for men who can wear good suits.

Traditionally, songwriters can't sing. And that holds true in my case, also.

Life is a battlefield. I don't have enough time on the planet to play games.

Celebrity is a currency with an exchange rate almost as strong as anonymity.

Even if your fantasy comes true, that doesn't mean you should stop dreaming.

I'm definitely not going to go and sing a song that condones certain things.

I prefer the things around town. I'm not one for going out of town too much.

If it's an excellent script, I enjoy it tremendously, the acting part of it.

Destruction is the work of an afternoon. Creation is the work of a lifetime.

I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career.

Even if I weren't in Hollywood, I would feel pressure to look a certain way.

I'll go where secrets are sold Where roses unfold I'll sleep as time goes by

I'd rather have people hate me with the knowledge that I tried to save them.

When I was 15, I was naive, looked like a grey mouse and felt second choice.

I want to be a Christian like Christ - loving and accepting of other people.

Speaking out is important for me because everyone should be treated equally.

Very few people have the guts to come up to you and say, 'Hey, are you gay?'

I don't want to sing, you know: 'oh yeah, I love you baby, you love me too.'

Fact: More people are killed each year by teddy bears than by grizzly bears.

When I was in fifth grade, I got bullied really nastily about my appearance.

The Holy Spirit said I was blessed and was going to touch hearts everywhere.

I've been kicked out of a few parties, but it's fun when you get kicked out.

The constant fear of a performer is to become what is reflected back at you.

You always have to work to become a better singer, songwriter and performer.

I ended up starting guitar because I didn't want to just be the lead singer.

I've seen the real extreme diva behaviour and I don't think that's who I am.

A lot of musicians are really hard to deal with. They aren't as smart as me.

I miss the videos that are short films, back when MTV played videos all day.

Orange County encompasses a large area that has a lot of Alkaline Trio fans.

I am a massive bargain hunter, so my list of bargains goes on and on and on.

I cared too much about people liking me because I didn't like myself enough.

Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.

The trapeze was my first love. To me, it's normal. It's all I've ever known.

Theory and harmony broadened my mind in music. I know what music is made of.

When I'm on that stage, I assume honor. I assume compensation, and I should.

A lot of songs are inspiration and help people through pain, grief and loss.

The one thing I wanted to do more than anything else was sing country music.

I learned courage from Buddha, Jesus, Lincoln, Einstein, and Mr. Cary Grant.

Historically, I believe I was correct in refusing to answer their questions.

Italian food is my favorite food. It's the most sophisticated eating system.

I want to read a lot of comic books. I want to watch movies. I want to rest.

Some people ask why we bother to make new music, but we still love doing it.

Nobody forced me to look any way. I just exaggerated what was already there.

As far as I know, no tapes exist from my years at 'T.J.'s.' I wish they did.

I'd like to be remembered as a man who went to Heaven and not another place.

I'm hyper light-sensitive and must sleep in the equivalent of a sealed tomb.

To me, songs come of their own volition - and with an open-ended philosophy.

If I wasn't five-foot, I wouldn't be who I am! My size is a huge part of me.

More people than ever are slowly but surely turning their ears toward poetry

If you have to be a one-hit wonder, then 'San Francisco' is the one to have.

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