Under 75 percent attendance, they can't count that day for school. I'm sure there are isolated incidents when a flu read more

Under 75 percent attendance, they can't count that day for school. I'm sure there are isolated incidents when a flu bug might hit.

The movie is really walking a very delicate line. Because I don't want to look like I'm condoning staying in read more

The movie is really walking a very delicate line. Because I don't want to look like I'm condoning staying in a marriage like that. And I'm not saying that it's right that women at the time had no choice but to stay in the home and raise kids, but at the same time, I wanted to celebrate the fact that she was a deeply intelligent, insightful, strong woman who found joy in that situation.

Just random stuff that people need done,

Just random stuff that people need done,

It was like a battleground, helicopters, fire engines, my car door was crushed like an accordion.

It was like a battleground, helicopters, fire engines, my car door was crushed like an accordion.

We don't have a president who is our agenda-setter, so we have multiple voices on every issue.

We don't have a president who is our agenda-setter, so we have multiple voices on every issue.

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries.

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries.

A "good" family, it seems, is one that used to be better.

A "good" family, it seems, is one that used to be better.

When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we read more

When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see.

It's flattering, but you start to wonder whether people that are becoming fans of all the bands that have taken read more

It's flattering, but you start to wonder whether people that are becoming fans of all the bands that have taken on that look know where it's coming from. I'm not saying we invented it -- we drew influence from the Damned and the Misfits -- but it wasn't very popular when we started doing it. It's strange, but if you start worrying about stuff like that, it becomes less about being a songwriter and more about trying to control what's going on in some kind of scene.