"I enjoy the element of pushing yourself, learning something new, whether it's a dance step, a scene, an emotion."

"I was a dancer, and it's not really cool for a boy to dance, so it was inspiring to see a movie like 'Footloose' where a guy is dancing masculine and had a proper reason behind it. It made me feel cool, and when these kids would make fun of me, I'd be like, 'Oh, didn't you see 'Footloose,' man?'"

"It's not going to do any good to land on Mars if we're stupid."

"It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything."

"And, you know, my dad would show me some things sometimes, but the best things that I got to do were to actually see really good players play up close. That gives you an idea of fingering and technique and what not."

"Those projects most successful on Kickstarter - those that receive funding completely and quickly - do so largely because the creator has a strong social network and invites people to be engaged."