Shakespeare is the Joss Whedon of his generation.

My grandfather was from outside of Moscow, and my grandmother, although some of her family were French, was from Odessa. They met as immigrants in New York in the early '20s. My mother's family came over from Ireland generations ago.

Life is not just one dark moment after another.

Anybody who believes and experiences their life and doesn't have shades of gray in it doesn't live where I live and is simply not in touch with the reality of the human condition.

Personally, my taste is towards development of a character, as well as the resolution of a story plot. I like to find both, if I can.

There's nothing as satisfying, thrilling and gratifying as parenthood.

You give up a lot when you enter the years of parenting. It's a sacrifice.