I also grew up building theatrical scenery. I spent many years building scenery as a large part of my income and that allowed me to really develop my shop skills.

Fear of death has never played a large part in my consciousness - perhaps unimaginative of me.

The Irish and British, they love satire, it's a large part of the culture.

My uncles, who are farmers in Minooka, Illinois - I grew up with them and their pickup trucks and mustaches, and to me that was masculinity: big hairy sweaty guys who could pick up a bus.

I grew up in a hippie commune so I have a real hippie part of me.

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