“When you go in and do a cool, small character, it feels less like work and more like fun.”

Hearing the record and seeing the response is affirming that it was the right time and right choice.

I didn’t do the typical things that young kids do.

My tendency is to be the guy in the back, even though I often end up being the guy in the front.

Nobody believes it, but I slept on a futon till I was 13.

Even in my darkest times I knew I had a good future ahead of me.

But I’ve consistently worked for 10 years.

My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.

My parents were hippies.

Even the great bad guys in cinema history, they’re likable.

I think some people are on a mission to die, and I never was.

I have a habit of recording records very quickly – and not in a haphazardly way, not in a way where I’m not focused on details, because I’m a freak when it comes to that.

It’s not easy starting a label and putting out your own records. It’s required me at times to humble myself and really push and work hard to try to give this the best shot. I really want to share this with the world.

The big things I’ve had are things I bought myself.

My theory is, independent movies only work if you’re willing to push the material and do something different.

we live; we feel; we hurt. the world makes no exceptions.

Life started getting good when I started making money.

I have to be in a relationship where I can say what I feel even if it’s wrong – so we can work through it.

Cosmoe is nearing the stage where I would feel comfortable doing a preliminary release aimed at developers.

To explore technology for me is something that I have to do. Otherwise, I feel completely left in the back… abandoned.

When you execute those somersaults flawlessly, the audience feels the same sense of triumph the performer does.

When I’m on a roll nothing makes me happier or feel more satisfied, like plugging in, life makes sense.

You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.

Consciousness is the feel of accessing memory.

If I feel like something’s gonna be right, I invest in it, whatever it is.