Back in the eighties, people thought a vegan was someone from Vegas. It's a different world now and I feel lucky to have been a part of the revolution, both for animal rights and gay rights.

We will be just as ruthless as any of our targets. We will go for the throat.

Compassion for animals is something that every child has naturally but they are lured away from these instincts by society's nasty habits.

Attitudes toward gays have shifted much like they have for animals. People have a hard time relating to those who are different and often strike out against them in ignorance. But society is really starting to wise up at last as more enlightened generations emerge.

Most people are sensitized to animals through their cats and dogs, but for me it was a flounder. I used to go fishing with my dad as a kid and always felt bad about yanking these panic-stricken creatures from the water. I stopped eating fish as an adolescent and went vegan at twenty.

On leather jackets: That's the next step. You have to take one step at a time. It was easier to start with fur.

Getting arrested is fun.