I'm sure you can appreciate how frustrating it is being one step removed.

It's something I've been around for some time. The coaches make it a great atmosphere for us. We're part of something special.

It's very important to him. Coach Russo has put a lot of work into it, and many of his teams have gotten so close.

The fact that they are having both number plans is a good solution.

Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind, you'll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.

One of the defining things about my career on camera is I like to play different characters. That gets difficult to do. People don't trust you to do something different. In animation, it's all about trust and how far can you go away from yourself. It's a really marvelous environment that's extremely creative.