My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first grade - to when I went away to college.

I was born in Everett; I went through grade school in Everett, high school in Seattle.

I was born in Mexico because my father was teaching at a school in Mexico City. I was born during the third year he was there. And when I was 16, I returned to Mexico to learn Spanish.

South Africa is a whole other world. I went to grade school there and high school in Johannesburg, and before that, my family lived in Kenya in Nairobi where my brother was actually born, and my sister was born in Capetown. I spent the first 10 years of my life in South Africa.

I was born in Vancouver, then went to high school and college in Seattle. Then I moved to Los Angeles after college.

The things that got me through grade school are helping me out later in life. It's like, I show up on time. If you buy a ticket to one of my shows, I'll show up. I'll be there. And if it says 10:00, I'll be on stage at 10:00.