I made a list of things I have to remember and a list of things I want to forget, but I see they are the same list.
I tend to [have] a lot of ideas but then just leave them in that infant form and kind of move on.
The thing that inspires me most is empathizing with people's flaws and seeing how they deal with them. That sort of connection you feel with someone when you realize that maybe even the negative things that they've said or done are because of insecurities or injuries they've endured.
One thing that I've struggled with has been a certain amount of animosity toward the whole human race.
My dad and I get into it all the time. He loves to discuss politics much more than I do and we have pretty heated conversations.
There's something artistic about skating. A psychologist could tell you exactly why that is, but I think there's something much more expressive that gives you a lot of room for unique and individual expression. Whatever you're interested in can become something you kind of own in your group of skater friends.
I think that was going on with bands like The Strokes was that the idea of the band, a real band, was making a comeback. My brother in law is an example- before he was listening to some country music, even some of that awful nu-metal stuff , but there weren't many options really.
He's nuts" Bianca said "We need to jump off this cliff" i said "Oh nice idea!! Your nuts too
I've never ruled out the possibility of going back into public service.
Americans are very smart about the things they care about, and ignorant about the things they don't.
When I don't have a story to tell, I'm a terror to live with.