I never wanted the temptation to imitate or emulate something that had been done beforehand.

I loved playing baseball, and the only reason I played was to play professional baseball. I wanted that to be my career for a long time. I turned down multiple jobs and meetings because of it.

It's a sad day when you have to be disappointed in a fan.

I've seen things that should get a lot of attention get no attention. I've seen things that were not supposed to be a big deal become the biggest thing in the world.

It's up and down, and people are going to love things you do, people are going to hate things you do.

Actually, it's nice when people hate what you do, because it's still a passionate feeling about it. It's kind of when they're indifferent, you're like, "Oh, well, what am I really doing?" It's nice to go one way or the other.

You have to know the story that you're telling, and you have to know the tone in which the story is being told.