Alex Park

Every time you get in your car, hell, every time you leave your home you take a risk something bad could happen. But you do it anyway, you know, to make yourself better, to make the world better, sometimes just to have fun.

When I was a cop, I had a lot of people change their minds about testifying in court, and it always came down to one of three reasons — fear, confusion, or they were paid off.

— Stories don't change minds.
— Stories are the only things that change minds. We're compelled by fear more than reason.

— My dad is a Taekwondo grandmaster. Coached me growing up. He always used to say: "Only you can beat you".
— Well, my mom is a lounge singer, and she used to say: "Upstage me and I'll beat your ass".

My dad had this mantra "Be like stone; never cry". If I got emotional or upset he'd repeat it: be like stone; never cry. It made me stronger which wasn't always a good thing.

It's hard to walk away. We get angry, we want to run away.