So, I walked in the art room and I said, "" What is that? "" And he said, "" Ceramics. And who are you? "" And I said, "" I'm Bill Strickland. I want you to teach me that. "" And he said, "" Well, get your homeroom teacher to sign a piece of paper that says you can come here, and I'll teach it to you. "" And so for the remaining two years of my high school, I cut all my classes.