"I love singing Christmas carols. I know every harmony to every music-hall Christmas song.












One thing I love about Christmas music is that it has a tradition of warmth.
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"Romantic comedies are usually about when love works.
"I love indie movies. I think that independent cinema is where it's at and where a lot of trends begin. It's where new filmmakers are breaking through.
"If people just want to be famous, that's just not enough to get you up at 4 in the morning to go to work. You have to love what you're doing.
"I think my knowledge of music theory is rooted in jazz theory, and a lot of the writers of standards – Rodgers and Hart, and Gershwin.
"I just like music that sounds like music. Not like machines and computers and things that you design to make things sound slick and perfect.
"There's a vegan and gluten-free bakery called BabyCakes that I love. They've got shops in New York and Los Angeles. Their stuff is amazing.