I'm enjoying the opportunity that 'Parks And Recreation' affords me to exploit my own soapbox agenda, which is to try to encourage people to make things with their hands.

When I hear young people today complain about being bored - and the things that keep them from being bored are generally exclusively videogames and/or computer pastimes - I just try to encourage them to go outside.

I would like Americans to make things with their hands. Thomas Jefferson and I feel that makes for a much stronger nation.

And what we've lost sight of is that performing manual labor with your hands is one of the most incredibly satisfying and positive things you can do.

I make things of my own that aren't that glam, but I'm not known for that, which has always been a bit of a frustration for me.

I always try to make each character my own.