I think we're all hooked, I feel my own hook-ness on immediate gratification you know. I want what I want.

You kind of notice what's going on in your body, and you can kind of feel a certain tightening, or fear, which is something that, as an artist, I've kind of befriended. I can pretty much count on it for anything that I engage in - that thing like, "Am I going to be able to pull this off?" Well, what am I gonna do with this feeling? The more nervous you get, the more worried you get about it. So you pay attention to what you might need.

I've worked with a lot of kids, and when you're working with kids they have certain hours that they have to work.

My wife holds the kite strings that let me go 'weeeeeee', then she reels me back in.

Execution is everything.

Well, I'm not a big sports fan.

One of my favorite artists is Tom Waits, whom most people think of as a wonderful singer-songwriter and a great poet. I certainly think of him that way, but I also know him as a terrific actor. You know, that persona that he puts on when he's doing his music comes from being an actor, figuring out a persona.