Life is not living in the suburbs with a white picket fence. That's not life. Somehow our American culture has made it out that that's what life needs to be - and that if it's not that, it's all screwed up. It's not.

This is really a dream come true. To be the starting quarterback in the Super Bowl is probably the highlight of my life.

A lot of people didn't get to see Butler's skills throughout the course of the season.

We all have experiences in our lives that change us, and we all learn from people, like my dad, but at the end of the day, it's only us. And we're only responsible to make ourselves happy.

It's just part of whatever motivates guys and whatever they say. Ultimately it comes down to how well you play. What I've learned over the years, a lot of guys talk. What you need to do is go out there and play, back it up. They've been able to back it up, so that's why it works for them. Hopefully we can go out there and do our talking on the field.

I knew I became a professional when I stop paying attention to what time it was.

I love playing football. I love playing for the Patriots.