In a lot of ways, it was a huge relief, not being a member of a troupe, being able to make your own decisions and kind of live your own life.

I'm kind of a huge asshole and....

If you live in Ohio and you don't wear scarlet and gray now, you're an oddball. And it used to be that you could go around town even in Columbus and see a bunch of people in Michigan shirts ... And that's horrible, isn't it?

If there are things you don't like in the world you grew up in, make your own life different.

I still do miss the freedom to play any kind of character I wanted to play.

He was just a great member who cared passionately about so many things.