I wish I could have 25,000 years of my personal family history documented in a very powerful computer or a CD-ROM that I could just pop in and my computer would never crash

I still don't understand the music industry that much. Everything I learned was from hanging out with rock musicians in studios. I certainly have respect for those who make music their livelihood.

Horrible things happen, but were they horrible? No, they were just circumstances of the world.

It's nice to know that if you've worked really hard at something, it gets recognised with a tick in the success column - however you define that, be it making a bunch of dough, which the actors never see much of, or whether it's a piece that's enlightening or stays with the audience maybe six, seven or even eight or 10 years later.

I wanted to have the opportunity to travel to Vietnam and Sydney, and have the chance to work there.

To swing or not to swing? Swing.

Embrace your dorkdom or rail against it. The choice is yours.