I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.
“In Tim's films, more than most, if you miss the tone, you don't get the film.”
“I probably wouldn't be a songwriter if I didn't grow up the way I did. It was difficult and it was at times very scary to grow up in a household so unsettled and at times very violent. But, it also, I guess it earned me a sort of wisdom at a young age that's served me well.”