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

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….

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

It's been such a group effort. When you're a new band and you have limited resources, you end up getting people that are there because they love what….

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 ….

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

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

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….

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

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

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 g….

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..

I had a very modest upbringing..

I wanted to be a professional baseball player..

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

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

Life started getting good when I started making money..

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

But I've consistently worked for 10 years..

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

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