Any job is a job. If you have to be doing something, then you're probably not enjoying it.

I got into this little habit of architecture and building. I designed a house in Colorado and one in Hawaii. The idea is supposed to be build and sell - but then I can never bring myself to sell them.

Out of all the ridiculous religion stories - which are greatly, wonderfully ridiculous - the silliest one I've ever heard is, 'Yeah, there's this big, giant universe, and it's expanding, and it's all going to collapse on itself, and we're all just here, just 'cuz. Just 'cuz.' That to me, is the most ridiculous explanation ever.

We find just as many things to rip on the left as we do on the right. People on the far-left and the far-right are the same exact person to us.

I'd been in college studying English creative writing and history when I made the decision to join the Marines in the runup to the Iraq war.

My mum asked me what I prefer, and I said, 'I never miss film, but I miss theater.'

I started playing piano and guitar when I was in elementary school, and then I was finally like, 'I want to sing.' So I started taking voice lessons and decided I wanted to go to an art school and take music seriously.

Writing was my route to creative expression, and I needed to write about the things that interested me.