I always wanted to do an animated movie. I find it to be incredibly liberating as a way of telling a story.

I think that's really the kind of exponential factor in being in a punk-rock band or making music videos and movies -pirates and rock 'n' roll go hand in hand. There is a `question authority,' `don't be afraid to break the rules' quality that whether you're a 4-year-old bouncing on your bed as your parents are trying to stop it or an adult longing for that feeling, there's something inside all of us that piracy speaks to. I'm going to do what I want to do and I don't care what you think.

I just think it's growth when you pursue something you're not sure you can do.

I always wanted to do an animated movie. I find it to be incredibly liberating as a way of telling a story.

I want to diagnose the audience a bit and then offer a cure.

Reading in a sound booth seems very strange. Everyone has a process they are comfortable with; this was uncomfortable for me.

I think when you get people who are really talented and you take them out of their comfort zone, you get a lot more out of them.