Actually, I'm not super-kickass at a lot of things.

I spent a lot of my youth working outside in the elements, and I kind of revel in defeating tough weather.

I worked a lot in Chicago's theater scene as a fight choreographer. And so I do have a lot of experience in stage combat and also in Kabuki dance and Kabuki theater.

I think it's fascinating that I receive attention for what people perceive to be a level of manliness or machismo, when amongst my family of farmers and paramedics and regular Americans, I'm kind of the sissy in my family.

Your dreams are always going to seem much more profound to you then they are to your friend.

For years I drove a big Ford F250 pickup. That was my ride because two-thirds of my work was wood work, and I'm always driving up to Northern California, where I harvest salvaged trees.

Actually, I'm not super-kickass at a lot of things.