“I love karaoke. I love maudlin country ballads. In another life, I'd b...” — Sam Taylor-Johnson Quote

I love karaoke. I love maudlin country ballads. In another life, I'd be Loretta Lynn.

Sorry, there's nothing like a screaming baby to make a mother twitch.

You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'

I always say, and I truly believe this, that my work is three steps ahead of me. I have an idea for something and I tend to feel like it's leading me and I'll follow the process through, and it's not until after I've seen it that I truly understand why I'm doing this.

I've made lots of big decisions in my life that have shocked people.

I love power ballads and the earnest lack of irony and emotion that exists in '80s music, along with synth guitars, of course.

I remember the ballads of the eighties when my mom was cleaning, sometimes I'd listen to, like, Amanda Miguel or something like that and I'll smell the Fabulous.

I want people to know I'm not just some guy who cries in his room and writes ballads. I'm more than that.

I always wrote ballads, and I always wrote rockers.

I do sing ballads, but I'm not a balladeer. I'm not the next Celine Dion.