When I was very little, I was sort of consumed by a love for opera. Weirdly enough, I went from being really enthusiastic about construction vehicles at the age of seven to being really passionate about 'La Traviata' by the time I was eight.

By the time I was five, I was a little diva.

I think everybody's crazy, and if I'm the one being a little direct about it, that's fine by me.

My first job was when I was eight. I did this opera, which was a Robert Wilson/Philip Glass opera, called 'White Raven.' That was a very confusing and trippy creation tale, and I was a kid who brought up the sun and rotated the earth. It was very empowering.

By the time I was ten, everyone knew I wanted to be a producer. I was a very precocious little boy.

I'm reading six, seven, eight books at a time.