I have a lot of mental scars from being brought up Catholic and being sent to Catholic school for 13 years!

There are many ways to portray darkness and evil and it isn't all in being mean and tough.

I don't think there's anything remotely "new" or "experimental" about any modern metal bands.

In the past stories have been what tethers us to the world and they've made us who we are.

When you're trying to free yourself from a religion that has been ingrained in you since childhood, it's more like ripping out your veins and tendons.

Ultimately I want my metal in a bar and not an art gallery.

I do try to pay attention to new bands and what's happening within the scene. I try to make sure I give everything a listen - even if I loathe it.

Bands are more willing to take risks and we don't need this big label over us anymore telling us what it means to sell records and get into magazines.

I think when you have a band that are so separate and isolated then you have to know each others styles and characters quite well.

People are appreciating the old stuff again and there's no MTV-style scene police to try to make us all listen to Machine Head and Pantera *puke*!

I don't think it's "true" to sit and play old school heavy metal just so that you can send it to Fenriz or get a pat on the back from the guys you admire and hang out with.

I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me.

We live on the leash of our senses. There is no way in which to understand the world without first detecting it through the radar-net of our senses.

Of all the races, there is no better stage for heroism than a marathon.

The decisions we make in Washington have a direct impact on the people in our country, obviously.

I was always sort of a ham as a kid, just always wanting to entertain and to get people to laugh.

As I continue through my acting career I tend to wish I were a little shorter and a few pounds lighter so casting directors would call me in for more diverse roles.

Boldness comes from curiosity.

Soul is a feeling, not a color.

Writing gets easier once you know your allies and banish your enemies.

I don't think you understand what a job really is when you're a teenager.