You may be surprised to know that growing up, I wanted to be a writer of children's books.

A true artist is practically married to his or her art form so I just couldn't turn my back on it.

I think that there is always room for improvement so I am seeking to reach as far as I can in my field of art, film and animation.

I have noticed that these days, people don't want to take their time to succeed.

I'm a huge Hayao Miyazaki fan. He might be my favorite director of all time - the beauty that he sees in the world and the attention to detail. I try and focus on that while making music: trying to use as many real instruments as possible, have it feel as tactile and tangible as possible.

A lot of the people I was writing with think a lot more about lyrics and a lot more about the details from the beginning. That kind of thinking made me a little self-conscious because I was suddenly having to judge what I was doing early on in the process.

I didn't see [Luigi St. Omer] as a teacher. I saw him as a comrade I respected and I could go to see anytime something was bothering me. He was indeed my "big brother". He praised me when I did something exceptional and scolded me when I did things which were out of the way.