Life is too mysterious to try to map it out. I've certainly lived long enough to know it will take you places you never thought it would take you - and some of those places are kind of wonderful.

Obviously death is a theme I'm fascinated by.

I'm from the South, so while I personally find it impossible to live there, I still have a fondness for it as a geographical region.

We live in a patriarchal culture. It's okay for women to be objectified but not for men.

I was conveniently bisexual for a long time, and then I went, 'Come on, who am I kidding?' And I have to say, it was the single biggest step I took toward emotional well-being, to stop feeling like I had to hide who I am.

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

Television viewing has become for me a completely different experience, because I don't watch shows on a weekly basis. I wait until the DVD or I TiVo everything and wait until the end of a season and watch it all over a weekend. For me that's a really satisfying experience, like reading a book.