It's An Honor Putting Art Above Politics.

When I Was About Fifteen, I Went To Work At Yosemite National Park. It Changed Me Forever. Nature Had Carved Its Own Sculpture, And I Was Part Of It, Not The Other Way Around.

I Started As An Actor In The Theater Playing A Lot Of Character Parts, And Suddenly, I Found Myself In This Place Where It Felt Like I Was Getting Locked Into A Kind Of A Stereotype, And It Did Bother Me.

The Meter Is Ticking [particularly In The Face Of Climate Change], So You've Got To Get To As Much As You Can As Fast As You Can. I Grew Up With 'this Land Is Our Land,' And Public Land Doesn't Belong To That Administration Or This One. We Want Our Kids To Grow Up With Real Natural Places, Not Just Photos Of Them.

I Was Seen In Earlier Years By Family Members And People Of Authority As Somebody Wasting His Time. I Had Trouble With The Restrictions Of Conformity. It Made Me Edgy.

I Have No Regrets, Because I've Done Everything I Could To The Best Of My Ability.