If I were to work with my mom, I probably would not want her to play my mom. That would get too real.

I'm a big fan of the '80s fantasy genre that I grew up watching, movies like "Krull" and "Clash of the Titans" and "Time Bandits" and all that stuff.

It can make you a little crazy when you are too connected to a product.

If I were to work with my mom, I probably would not want her to play my mom. That would get too real.

I feel like making music because - and this has much to do with the way I was able to make this record - there's more of myself in it.

I've always had a really great time being in movies and writing music when I get home. The more creative I am, the more it feeds into other creative aspects of my life.

I'm not playing a comedy. I want to be playing the truth of the moment, and then have the comedy come out.