I started out as a guitarist in the early 1980s. I hooked up with a guy who idolized James Dean and he gave me a copy of the Dean biography, The Mutant King, which I thought was really interesting. While reading the book I watched Rebel Without a Cause, and I thought, 'Wow, this guy really has something,' and I was hooked. I wasn't really into acting at the time - but James Dean was the catalyst.