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.

My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn't mean that it won't come at a huge cost.

I'm 53. I don't care about high school students. I find them irritating and uninformed.

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 definitely see the good in people. Certainly in my own life I strive to be somebody who is functional and well adjusted and can face conflict in a non-emotional and non-destructive way, and those are the people I try to surround myself with in my life. But as characters, they bore me.

If a scene is longer than three pages, it better be for a good reason.

It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about.