I'm learning to play by the rules. I sort of hate to think of it that way, but that's how it is. I'm really learning to function out there and in such a way that I don't need to drink.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to play them when I was drunk.
I've always tended to play people who relish playing against the rules.
I know it sounds silly, but it takes some time getting used to all the cameras in your face. I think it's like playing jazz. After I learn the rules, I can have fun and play a little bit.
If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.
I'm not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I'm just living my life.
Once I was in my last year of law school, I started doing plays, as I said, without taking the bar. And I got hooked. I did a play called 'Marat/Sade', and I never had so much fun in my life.
I learned that music should be fun and should be a way to express yourself - that there aren't really any rules.
I don't go out drinking and stuff like that. My friends say 'Just have one drink, JD.' I say 'What's the point?' I'll go to a club and have a Red Bull, get my buzz. And the next day I feel cool. It's discipline, not just with drinking but a lot of things in life. You've just got to look at the bigger picture.
Playing is my way of thinking, talking, communicating.
I like to play by my own rules.