Favorite visual artist Don Hertzfeldt, Bill Waterson, Charles Shultz Favorite movies Ratatouille, The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Wayne's World, Star Wars, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Graduate Favorite TV shows The Venture Brothers, King of the Hill, Dexter's Lab, Adventure Time, Regular Show, Misadventures of Flapjack, Breaking Bad, The Simpsons, Freaks and Geeks, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Ghost in the Shell: SAC, Favorite bands / musical artists The Beatles, Nirvana, Coheed and Cambria, He is Legend, Weezer, Queen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, At the Drive-In, Muse (barring The 2nd Law), The Moody Blues, Simon and Garfunkel, Jimi Hendrix, Gorillaz, Led Zeppelin, Wolfmother, The Darkness, Yes, Favorite books The Animator's Survival Kit, Bone, Heir to the Empire/Dark Force Rising/The Last Command Favorite games Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, DuckTales: The Quest for Gold (DOS), Counter Strike, Team Fortress 2, Sonic 3 and Knuckles, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Civilization V, Rock Band, Star Wars Galaxies, Dark Forces, Jedi Academy, X-Wing Versus TIE Fighter Favorite gaming platform PC, Nintendo Consoles Tools of the Trade Pen and Paper, Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya, After Effects, and various others Other Interests Music, writing, ideas.