I became a clown when these docs came to the house in Berkeley and asked me to come cheer up kids. I'd just had my third spinal fusion and I was looking for something to take my mind off the pain I was in.

I'm related to the portrait painter George Romney.

The whole earth is in jail and we're plotting this incredible jailbreak.

There's always a little bit of heaven, even in a disaster area.

I always say, dare to struggle, dare to grin

It had an enormous impact to the point of the United Nations passing a resolution against the killing and hunting of these whales as they are an endangered species. This was a documentary on the plight of the whales.

Anywhere I hang my heart is home... it's just the closet that keeps moving.