Controversial' as we all know, is often a euphemism for 'interesting and intelligent.

There's something to be said for failing. It's not the failure you feel, it's the failure that people project when something disappoints. You're back to ground zero, where there's no expectations, and that's where I like to be.

Storytelling is my currency. It's my only worth. The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, orating, writing it down or having people acting it out.

Don't let anybody tell you different, man: The main goal in life careerwise should always be to try to get paid to simply be yourself.

If there was no Internet, my career would have ended in 1995.

I know what it feels like to carry a lot of weight in a society that's very image-conscious. It's a thin person's world, and we try to navigate within it without being made fun of.

BRODIE: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned for SEGA.

Everybody's got one killer story. It doesn't take talent to tell that story, it just takes experience.

Any book is a self-help guide if you can take something from it.