What I have got from my childhood aren't toys, but memories. And happy memories are better than any toy.

I'd like to play every type of character, but only once. I like to expierence things.

Music is a whole oasis in my head. The creation process is so personal and fulfilling.

I project a definite innocence. A lot of that is just the way I grew up.

Rich kids gave us their old clothes. They were the best clothes we ever had. We were these very pure, naive, poor children. The rich kids called us a lot of names but it never bothered us because we didn't know what the words meant.

I sometimes lie, especially about personal things, because what does it matter? I am a kind of minute commodity. My name is no longer my own. I try to lie as much as I can when I’m interviewed. It’s reverse psychology. I figure if you lie, they’ll print the truth.

When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I think it's kind of a big name to hold up when you're nine years old. It seemed goofy. I used to tell people I wanted to change the world and they used to think, 'This kid's really weird'.