Sometimes I write a song and I'm down with it but I'm like yeah, whatever, and then everybody loves it and then it blows up. I'm like: "Okay! I didn'….

It's nice to really have the freedom to write what I want..

I just want to give people something to dance to, and something to cry to, and laugh to and fall in love to..

I tend to get a little quirkier and crazier with my lyrics and come from a different angle when I'm writing for myself..

I think one day I'd like to win an Oscar..

Maybe I'd like to be a little more than friends with Ryan Gosling, but I'd just like to hang out occasionally..

When I write for myself, I just get to be myself..

Ke$ha is super talented and super fun and always down to party - I love that girl..

I got called to write for Aerosmith, nothing ever came of it, but I ended up spending the day with Steven Tyler and going to his house and we sat dow….

I'm a really visual artist, and I love writing treatments for music videos, photo shoots, fashion, and all the visual parts that go along with making….

A lot of people, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry and a lot of people have written for other people, and of course Bruno Mars. So I think it's a great way to….

Cheating is bad. That's a big mistake I've made, and I've really hurt people. I've never lied about it, though. I've always been honest..

In my head, I wanted to be Madonna, but the music I was writing on paper was not what you'd choreograph dancers in costumes to. It was more coffee-ho….

I think I've learnt a lot about bullying and how to deal with bullying and how to get over that and to just be yourself and forget the haters..

I was writing songs as a kid about leprechauns and Catwoman and teapots - whatever it is that little girls wanna sing about..

I've always felt my spirit animal was a Tiger, so it's funny that now in 'Roar' with Katy Perry - which is a song we write together - there's the lin….

It's just funny that anybody would care at all to take apart the words that I write. It's kind of cool!.

I love really kitschy bad movies. Showgirls is one of my favorites. I saw House of Versace and died. I'm a big fan of made-for-TV movies because thos….

As long as I can reach somebody, then I feel like I'm doing my job..

I think the difference between a good song and a great song is... honestly, I think the lyrics, because if you have a really solid melody and solid t….

No matter what, I always have expensive designer shoes. It's all about the shoes for me..