I'm at the point in my life where I don't want to work as hard. Actually, I've had to take a good hard look at workaholism and it's effect on one's mental health.

I guess in America we're so sold on this ideal of the perfect, well-adjusted family that is able to confront any conflict and, with true love and understanding, work things through. I'm sure they do exist, but I never knew any of them.

The fact that we die, that makes life important. It's hard to take, but it's the truth.

I would say try to tell stories that you care about as opposed to stories that you think will sell.

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

There is a fetishization of victimization in our culture. And I just am not interested in victimhood.

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.