Growing up in Holland, I always thought my name was boring, but in the U.S., all of a sudden I have a very cool name.

I learned English at school, or at least that's how it started. Also, in Holland - as opposed to some other European countries - we don't dub anything, so as a kid growing up, always watching English and American movies in their original language really helped.

When I was growing up, I said to my ex-girlfriend, 'I will not be successful until everyone in Holland knows my name.' And it worked.

I laugh at what I used to think was cool when I was growing up. In all seriousness, I thought having braces was cool.

Growing up, I always wanted to sing.

Growing up, I was always the small guy.