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Ain't no place like New Orleans. It's one of kind.

When I was growing up in the Philippines, the story that was read to me most was Pinocchio.

New Orleans in an amazing town.

I was just mind-blown to find that New Orleans is just so much more fun and interesting than I had ever thought.

The New Orleans I knew ain't no more.

New Orleans is still the place where you find out that you have a doppelganger and feel lucky - but somehow unsurprised - to learn that his name is Mad Bottom.

I love New Orleans.

I love New Orleans. I did a movie there right before Katrina.

New Orleans lives by the water and fights it, a sand castle set on a sponge nine feet below sea level, where people made music from heartache, named their drinks for hurricanes and joked that one day you'd be able to tour the city by gondola.

I think what I reacted to so strongly when I first saw 'Pinocchio' was that I identified with the character so strongly. The movie takes you on a whole journey, a rollercoaster of emotions, and that sometimes means some very scary places. But in the end, it comes out okay.