I was a very fearful little kid, and I would always see the worst in everything. The glass was half-empty. I would see people kissing, and I would think one was trying to bite the other.

I think I've had the fantasy of a ray-gun that could erase the world from the time I was a very little kid.

For example, I noticed that every single kid in the high school in 'The Death-Ray' is based on somebody I went to high school with.

There are certain things in there that no one else would recognize, really. I see details of my life that I didn't even intend to put in when I was doing the work. For example, I noticed that every single kid in the high school in The Death-Ray is based on somebody I went to high school with.