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When I was a kid, I always wanted to live in California because I liked skateboarding.

I was born in Orange, California and I grew up in Huntington Beach. I started skateboarding when I was five and continued to do so off and on over the years.

There's no question that California, in the last three or four years, has been privileged to add disproportionately to the economic growth of America, and to contribute to its technological productivity.

California is like an artificial limb the rest of the country doesn't really need. You can quote me on that.

Well, California used to be in the dream-making business, and unfortunately what's happened I think we're now in the dream-breaking business.

The reality of professional skateboarding contests is that they're not relevant in our world.

In 2002, in this country, there was an observation that for the first time in America, more kids were actively pursuing skateboarding than baseball.

I feel like skateboarding is as much of a sport as a lifestyle, and an art form, so there's so much that that transcends in terms of music, fashion, and entertainment.

If you go to a building to skate, or if you go to these places to skate, you're told it's against the law in some cities. It's definitely a bummer. It's unfortunate.

California is beautiful to look at, but you can't be a part of it like you can in Michigan.