“When I look back at 2003, it was the best year I've ever had creativel...” — Ben Gibbard Quote

“When I look back at 2003, it was the best year I've ever had creatively: having 'Transatlanctism' and 'Give Up come' out in the course of six months. I'll never have another year like that.”

“I love bummer songs.”

“I don't feel that all the great songs have been written. I do feel that where we are now, certainly with rock & roll music, is that so much of it is variations on themes. But I think that it's one's particular creativity and individuality that comes out within that variation on a particular theme that makes a song great.”

“I always prefer to end a show where you're feeling creatively on top.”

“I did this movie 'Waves' that I really loved and that was the first time that I felt expanded in terms of artistically where I could stretch, and I learned also that I really like being stretched creatively and I like being uncomfortable.”

“You come back with an actor for the second time only when you had a successful and creatively satisfying experience the first time round.”