I was into the music scene, but I was also a bit of a perfectionist and very hard on myself... very dark in that way.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I acted in a couple friends's short films and thought I was gonna be really good and mysterious and sexy. And I was just terrible and self-aware.
I felt that with 'In A Perfect World' I was still kind of finding myself - not just as a musician, but also in love and in life.
The first feature film I did, when I did 'Night Shift,' I improvised quite a bit because I would improvise at the audition, so sometimes I would return to the original lines, and then when I was on set, I would improvise even more.
'Donnie Darko' was my first audition ever! It opened my eyes to the possibilities within camera work.
I was a late bloomer. I was a kinda shy little kid, definitely a child of the dark side. I wanted to play guitar and be in a rock band.
When I first started, especially because I got the Critics' Choice before I'd released an album, there was a lot of scrutiny on what my character was, what my background was, what colour my hair was. I fought quite hard for the music to overtake the personality aspect.
I always wanted to be in the limelight, and I found I could get it by being on the stage. That was the beginning of everything for me.
I auditioned for 'Pitch Perfect,' and I had to sing. It was terrible.
I think of myself as a film composer.
I was always really into the music rather than the scene.