On a bike, being just slightly above pedestrian and car eye level, one gets a perfect view of the goings-on in one's own town.

I love writing. I don't claim to be great at it. Occasionally I get a good sentence off. But I love the activity.

Suburban houses and tin sheds are often the objects of ridicule.

I am an immigrant with a Green Card and, therefore, I am not eligible to vote in a federal election.

Ninety percent of all music is always crap, and when too many people decide they're going to have guitar bands, then ninety percent of them are going to be crap. It's just a given law.

I'm drawn to the stuff that's maybe a little bit on the fringe. Part of that is just practical sometimes. We can't compete with the major labels for some acts, so you figure, "Okay, what could I introduce to people, or what do I like that is within my means?"

I try to write about small things. Paper, animals, a house... love is kind of big. I have written a love song, though. In this film, I sing it to a lamp.