“I definitely identify with female leads more; I identify with real fem...” — Lights Quote

“I definitely identify with female leads more; I identify with real female leads, people who are flawed and have issues and make mistakes, so that the characters represent what I'm about.”

“You can get a rut where you think you need to create something that sounds like a certain thing - especially with pop music.”

“I'm such a geek.”

“Culture in general is important, and people's identify is tied up in it. It's how we connect with others.”

“I usually start from the most general to the more specific. I'll get an emotional overview for the film as a whole, trying to pinpoint what the musical identity is and come up with thematic ideas - any ideas that identify as succinctly as possible what the film is.”

“I guess I'm the guy from the Beastie Boys. I'm one of the guys from the Beastie Boys. I guess that's what I'll always identify myself as.”