“They'll try to apply the rules of the day to the game, where you can't touch your board with your hands, or you can't step off your board, etc and I want nothing to do with it. It's like a game from a different planet or something and it's hard for me to relate to anybody who would think of skateboarding in such a narrow way.” ThinkingWayWantTryingDifferentHardHandsGamesStepsPlanetsRelateBoardsEtcSkateboarding Author:Mike Vallely
“There's a lot of time when skaters think they know everything because they've seen videos of you, and seen you on TV or the internet, and there's ways of throwing jabs and being inconsiderate and not having your manners.” ThinkingKnowsWayTvsInternetVideoMannersThrowingSkaterInconsiderate Author:Mike Vallely
“They told me I'd have to be there for the entire shooting of the movie which was two and a half months and again, I was surprised. Most movies I'd worked on before took only a day or so, so I realized this was a pretty big deal. I got to the set and was involved in a very integral way, which was a fun experience to be a part of.” WayTwoBigsFunDealsHalfMonthsInvolvedI RealizedShootingBig Deal Author:Mike Vallely