My Parents Were Incredibly Strict, Almost Military

I Grew Up With A Lot Of Cats Like That And They Always Were So Surprising, Magnetic, And Electrifying. You Can't Be With Them Too Long Because They Burn You Out But The Energy, The Impulsivity, And The Freedom Connecting Them To Their Animal Energy Is Just So Powerful To Watch. It's Dangerous To Live Like That But It's Riveting To Watch.

You Know, I Am Kind Of A Bi-polarish Schitzerphrenic. I Run The Gamut Of Being Incredibly Shy And Withdrawn To Being A Crazy-eccentric Exhibitionist. And I Have Always Been Like That.

We See Them [animals] As The Ice Age Is Ending And We Know That Actually In The Long Run, They're Not Going To Make It. And There's Something Beautiful About That, Beautifully Sad. The Way The Characters Are Woven Together In The Film Adds To The Emotion Because They Need Each Other. The Message Is That It Doesn't Matter What Species You Are, You Can Still Love Each Other And That Is A Fantastic Message.

I'd Be Terrified Even Now For A Latin Kid Wanting To Be An Actor, But Back Then? Forget It. They Must Have Thought I Was Going To Be Working In Restaurants And Driving Cabs For The Rest Of My Life.

Teachers Are Everything. I Mean, You're A Poor Kid From The Ghetto, Your Parents Are Busy Working 24/7, Working Like A Mexican.