I like to challenge myself and give myself a timeline. It pushes me to be more creative and actually do these things, not just dream about them..

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

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

I've been producing records, and as early as my late teens, early 20s, I put out a hip-hop record and then the Ringside stuff. You know, I just feel ….

I had a very modest upbringing..

Life started getting good when I started making money..

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

Because I'm such a studio guy, I really trust my process. I really believe in myself in the studio..

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

I wasn't ever good enough to be on the baseball team and that sort of stuff..

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 w….

My parents were hippies..

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

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

Years later, you can hear a song, and it brings you back right to that moment, what was happening at that time, whether it was a relationship or a di….

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

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

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

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..

I wanted to be a professional baseball player..