I look at my kids as the Harry Potter Generation. There's a sense of justice about that, in beating Voldemort. It's a classic tale of good versus evil. To have a role model like Harry Potter that says you can defeat evil, but still be a complicated human being. That gives me a lot of hope.

I always said that the world is a better place because of Joey Ramone

We work super hard to not have to work

I'm an optimist, so I believe in some sort of life after death; I don't know what kind.

It's no use analyzing your life the whole time. Those analyses won't help you when you're dead

A turtle does come in it's own bowl

As long as each day comes with a nice fresh cup of Oakland Coffee then everything will be alright.