I book myself tight. If I have any time off, I get antsy.

I'm always on tour, so I'm always trying new tracks out live before they're released. That's more necessity than anything, because I don't get a proper chance to sit in a studio and work on tracks like other producers do.

Whenever I am in my videos, it's rare. A lot of it is, they feel more live and hyper-realist, rather than fantasy. People would just be like, "Oh, Skrillex is acting in this video," and it wouldn't work as well.

No one worries about genre when they're dancing. They're not asking themselves, 'Is this song a dubstep song?'

The people who I grew up making music with, we've all grown up and become successful in different ways. My manager supported me since I was 16 and believed in me as a musician. He's been there since Day 1, and there's so much to be said about doing something with people that you love.

It's strange - some directors are really talented but they can be so precious when it comes to letting you be a part of it.

I prefer the gloominess to the sun. I don't know why.