We would go down to Riverside, California, which is very poor now, but that's where my grandfather grew up. He grew up during the Depression in Riverside.

I had dreams, but I didn't have the sense that they would necessarily work out. They seemed very far-fetched.

I live in New York, and I love New York as well, but I think Los Angeles is a place where if you have the right person with you, there are all these little worlds that you would never guess by just looking at the exterior of what the city is.

I'm not really capable of memorizing stuff without moving around, that's how I do it.

I grew up in a very large, poor family.

I grew up in the heart of the Depression.