You know, I've always been very open to any project.

My parents have always been very open.

I'm just a member of the audience with each project I work on, and I hope to never lose that. It's my touchstone. It's the thing I never want to overanalyze.

Success is always a matter of some luck and timing.

Sports teaches you to understand the meaning of a team. You need to be able to work with everybody; you don't have to be their best friend. You can experience the fun of competition and driving toward a common goal without pushing to bond in some major way with each individual on a project.

You have to have been a Republican to know how good it is to be a Democrat.