I always have a lot of respect for people who do things. Even if it's the worst garbage on earth.

My friend Phil Morrison directed a lot of my favorite videos back in the mid- to late-90s - all the Yo La Tengo videos that were funny, a Juliana Hatfield video. He was such an influence with me, and I wanted to do a video the way Phil used to do videos. I did that for Phil.

I love doing the show more than anything. It's truly the most satisfying thing creatively that I've ever had in my life.

Creeps get rewarded for being creepy.

I'm Here All Weak might be the strangest comedy album I have ever heard. But I've listened twice, which is more than I listen to 90 percent of all comedy albums, so I think I love it?

In indie rock, there's the phenomenon of: Oh, this guy seems totally normal, but he's actually crazy. There's more of that out there than you'd think.