“I watched a ton of films growing up, but in a haphazard way. There was nothing scholarly or focused about it.”

“'The Haters' has some of the generalities of band experiences that I've had - the camaraderie, the grubbiness, the outsized collective ambitions and frequent painful collisions with reality...”

“James Joyce actually is rewarding you in all of these incredible ways.”

“If after reading this book you come to my home and brutally murder me, I do not blame you.”