My dad was a particularly polite kind of guy, very courteous.

People would say to me, “Hey man, you look just like Paul McCartney”, and I'd say: “I wish I had his money!”

My stepmother sold my birth certificate and someone asked why I didn't buy it back. I don't know, really. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. It was mine. It cost me nothing and suddenly I had to buy it back.

There must be a better way to make the things we want, a way that doesn't spoil the sky, or the rain or the land

Animation is not just for children - it's also for adults who take drugs.

When I sit down to write a song, it's a kind of improvisation, but I formalize it a bit to get it into the studio, and when I step up to a microphone, I have a vague idea of what I'm about to do.

I thought the only lonely place was on the moon.