When I used to go into bars people would try and fight me. Women would punch me 10 years ago or put cigarettes out on my arm or my face. But it doesn't seem to happen any more. They show us a lot of love.

The videos focus on the resurgence of creativity in Detroit. He said this was done by "sticking a tube into his penis all the way up to his bladder" referring to the practice of catheterization (10–11 inches). His father worked as a car salesman.

He is best known as a co-creator and cast member of the MTV series Jackass.