America is a country born from semi-mythologized blood, glory and acts of selfless patriotic sacrifice.

The opportunity to write for the 'L.A. Weekly' has been one of the better breaks that has come my way in a long time.

Entertainment's hard on the ego. I see why actors are so psycho now. Because there's so much 'we don't want you' going on in acting. Even big people get rejected but the smaller people - they really get rejected. Trust me - I know.

The ones who don't do anything are always the ones who try to pull you down.

I mean I appreciate fan mail and that the people like what I am doing but I can't answer it. If I would answer 25 letters a day I would be just a guy answering mail and not an artist anymore.

Pride is a thing that I have tried to abandon completely. Try as I might, pride still creeps into many of the things I do.

Could it be that violence is as much a part of the American identity as the Constitution, and a vital component to its economic stability?