Just trust those around you and trust yourself.

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.

Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.

Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you. Pick people who are interested in what you're interested in.

The key to songwriting is just to be able to observe, and put yourself in situations to be around people, and let those ideas come to you.

Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.