It’s hard to stay mad, when there’s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I’m seeing it all at once, and it’s too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that’s about to burst... And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can’t feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life...

Well, here's the thing with relationships on 'True Blood': Once they happen then you have to throw a monkey-wrench into them, because to have people be happy is not that exciting.

Racism is ridiculous no matter where it's coming from.

Happy relationships are boring. We all want them in our own life. But I don't want to watch them on TV.

I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.'

Directing is physically exciting because there's a ticking clock, you're working with people, it's very social, it's very enjoyable.

I really love storytelling, and I love the stories as they reveal themselves. It's an incredibly nourishing process; it's probably the closest I come to having a religion.