i grew up in a period of time--. >> rose: this was in sydney, correct? >> it was in sydney, australia, yeah. i like to say when i was growing up the future is futuristic. i don't think the future is futuristic-- >> rose: because the future is here. >> and a lot of the things i thought we would be doing in the 60s and 70s we're not doing. for instance, nobody has been back on the moon which if you told someone in the 70s they wouldn't have believed you. in some sense i have to think the murt is not as optimistic as it was. i think the future is a little more sinister now than it was back then. and so i like to introduce that sense of playfulness or wit or humor sometimes into my work because i don't like to take what i do that seriously. i don't know i like people to look at it and they like the idea that it would bring a smile