The ego is kind of a big, unwieldy thing. It's not so easily tamed or subdued.

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.

I'm used to American actors who have a movie career thinking television acting is beneath them.

You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure.

I'm a huge freak, and always have been. I spent the first part of my life trying really desperately not to be one, and it was just a waste of time.

I think all writers are armchair psychologists to some degree or another, and I think a character's sexuality is fascinating. It's a great way to really get at the root of their identity, because it's such a personal thing.

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