I grew up among farmers in Illinois and so you always have to have the tools you might need in the eventuality of a flat tire or a broken window.

I think all these great comforts that come from the human condition of trying to make things easier on ourselves also have these pitfalls, where things become so easy that we forget how enjoyable building a fence can be.

I don't put a great deal of stock in art trophies.

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

I always had a lot of confidence in my work and the unique flavor I like to bring to my characters, but you know I'm not a huge dreamer.

Once you have a PhD, every meeting you go to becomes a doctor's appointment.

Before people figured out I was funny, I got cast quite a bit as either a rapist or serial killer or the guy who catches those people.