“It's like fiction - the fact that somebody's telling you a story about...” — John Darnielle Quote

“It's like fiction - the fact that somebody's telling you a story about people who didn't exist doesn't make the experience of the story any less real in your heart and mind. You go through heavy emotional responses to these stories, and wrestling is a similar thing - but it's happening in real space.”

“Sometimes I do 'So Desperate' solo in the middle of the set. I really love to sing that song.”

“You always feel like your 18-year-old self in some sense. And that's what walking through New York on a June evening feels like - you feel like it's Friday, and you're 17 years old.”

“The last time I really got into new music that wasn't heavy metal was probably like... TV on the Radio? I think that was it. That's the last time.”

“Movies are all about plot. Theater, even if it's story heavy, it's about ideas. Theater has to resonate in your heart in a way that movies don't.”

“Heavy lifting doesn't need to be heavy spending if we do the job right.”