I never touched a gun in my life. That and that alone forever doomed me to middle management.

I find animated movies very touching. They reach an audience that's hard to get with a live-action film.

You want to know how I think art should be taught to children? Take them to a museum and say, 'This is art, and you can't do it.

It's horrible for someone to listen to someone learning any instrument - when I was first learning the banjo, I used to have to go out and sit in the car, and even in the summertime I'd have to roll up the windows. Because you just couldn't practice a banjo or a fiddle with other people around. Unless they're being paid.

introductions are hard to come by when your natural state is shyness

A remarkable memoir that's packed with anecdotes, advice and humor, all while maintaining a high level of dignity and self-awareness.

I loved magic, and so I would practice my magic tricks in front of a mirror for hours and hours and hours because I was told that you must practice, you must practice and never present a trick before it's ready.