The biggest obstacle to creativity is breaking through the barrier of disbelief.

The degree to which we connect to a community is in proportion to our individuality.

It puts a ceiling on your progress. You're blocked by your pride. To get good, you have to throw your board around and fall.

I fell in love with skateboarding because it was individual; there were no teams, there were no captains, there was nothing to perfect. No style that had to be measured. It was completely opposite of what I saw in so many sports. It was creative. And to this day, that's what I love, that's always kept me back to it because it's endless creation.

Vert skating was the kind of skating that was done in pools, where you could get airborne and be weightless. The other style, which is what I did, was called free style, which was tricks you could do on flat ground.

Do what you love and try not to look at what other people occupy themselves with.

The biggest obstacle to creativity is breaking through the barrier of disbelief.