I think it's very difficult, and it requires a tremendous amount of spiritual integrity and discipline, to not be a narcissist in a culture that encourages it every step of the way.

I think the world is a place for oddballs and freaks. I'm only interested in oddballs and freaks as characters.

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

Once Everton has touched you, nothing will be the same.

I'm aware of 'Twilight,' but I've never seen the movies or read any of the books. Frankly, the story leaves me cold - why do a vampire story about abstinence?

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

You know, I'm gay and I grew up being aware of that at a very early age, in a fairly repressed family.