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" I worked at this bike shop called Rockville BMX, and I started going on this summer tour with this one company. One summer, we ended up in California, and I got to hang out with the guys who made 'Freestylin' - Andy Jenkins and Mark Lewman. "

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" There were times in 'Adaptation' during the editing where I really thought, 'Okay, well, this was a noble failure. I tried to do something good, but this is not going to work.' "

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" What I learned from the Beastie Boys was to be independent. They set up their own world separate from the label. They built their own studio. "

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" I think because I'm not a parent, my most immediate connection to childhood is my memory of my own childhood. "

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" I'm not a film-snob. "

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" The invention of the iPod changes how you use music. Suddenly you have music everywhere. "

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