Diane Warren

I usually don't write songs by people calling me and saying, 'Write a song about this.' Usually I'm just going with what I want to write, so you never know. ”

I'm somebody who finds adversity is almost as good as encouragement. It's almost like, you close the door, and I'll find ten ways to kick it in and go around it or dig under it or something. ”

When I was small, my parents came back from Tijuana, and my dad bought me a very small acoustic guitar. I loved it. I started making up my own songs right away. ”

I like writing all different kinds of songs. I've wanted to run the gamut of artists. ”

Being inducted into the songwriting hall of fame by Clive Davis, that was pretty memorable. ”

I'm totally an East Coast person, energetic and sarcastic. I'm not a nice L.A. person. ”

I have a good imagination. Look, I know what it feels like to have a broken heart. I know what it feels like to feel something for somebody. I'm just too weird to be in a relationship. ”

I'm not like normal people. I'm no good at relationships. I draw drama to me - it's the Jew in me. ”

I just love the idea of going into a room and creating something by myself. ”

I grew up listening to hits, and if I write something I feel, I think that's pretty mass appeal. I'm not very elitist with music. Love is universal; a great melody is universal; it goes around the world; it's not just American. A great song can touch the world. ”