I grew up watching comedy. It was among all the geeky things that I did.

And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education.

My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He wanted to be a painter, but then he also wrote science-fiction novels in his spare time. He was always so frustrated having to work to support the family that I was like, I'm never going to do that. I don't want to just be working a menial job to support my family and dreaming of being an artist. We learn from our fathers in that way.

The camera adds ten pounds and ten thousand dollars.

My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays.

I'm about as big a star as the Baha'i faith has got, which is pretty pathetic.

Absolutely. I am a father, and I know best. If there's any question, just ask me.