If you enjoyed making a thing, and you’re proud of the thing you made, that’s enough. Not everyone is going to like it, and that’s okay.

I've done a lot of geeky things in my life, but I think the geekiest of all was my first effort to build props and cosplay, when I was about twelve years-old.

I can't believe you said that about fire ants and thunderstorms! You are such a Houstonist!

Before some readers freak out that I don't think $695 for four hours is very good, let me put this into perspective: in those four hours, we usually do several hundred takes, often screaming and yelling.

The goal isn’t to make something everyone will love; the goal is to get excited, and make a thing where something wasn’t before.

Don’t let the fear of not pleasing someone stop you from being creative.