I've always been a huge fan of fantasy and adventure, putting yourself in someone else's shoes, I'm sure that's why I'm an actor. It's why I played with action figures as a kid, that's why I wrote and drew and read comics as a kid.

You know, sometimes the world seems like a pretty mean place.' 'That's why animals are so soft and huggy.

The strips I admire go farther than a gag a day, and take us into a special world.

I'm pulling out different aspects of my personality in writing each character and, if I'm doing my job well, I'm being true to the situation and true to the character.

You never know when some crazed rodent with cold feet could be running loose in your pants.

We all have different desires and needs, but if we don't discover what we want from ourselves and what we stand for, we will live passively and unfulfilled. Sooner or later, we are all asked to compromise ourselves and the things we care about. We define ourselves by our actions. With each decision, we tell ourselves and the world who we are. Think about what you want out of this life, and recognize that there are many kinds of success.

Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery - it recharges by running.