I actually don't mind rats at all. I kind of think they're quite cute, but that's just me.

I wanted to be a journalist for a long time.

That's just a much more enjoyable and motivating experience for me, when I can see people who are just as obsessed with the idea as I am.

As a kid I never had the impulse to climb anything. I think that most kids who live in small towns or rural areas outside of the city, that's what they do - climb walls, or trees, or whatever. To me, it was more dance classes and not being very boyish.

I'm just a small guy so if I'd dropped any more weight it would have been a bit ridiculous.

I think a mantra I always told myself is, "No matter how many times somebody pitches the ball at you, if you swing every time, eventually one of them is going to connect." Being yourself and persistence are two things that became my daily mantras, I suppose.

Any time you can completely immerse yourself in something it's fun.