I think any time you have too much education in one certain field, that can sometimes play against you

We hung out a lot together. We went and saw films together. It was really actually quite easy. I think we were all very subconsciously connected in knowing that we needed to make it important, and therefore it just became important and it worked. Everybody had a lot of respect for each other. I think respect is the most important thing you can have.

I think we, especially in American culture, are so afraid to talk about death. And I'm not talking about literal death. I'm talking about shedding skin. I'm talking about rebirth, ultimately, and how we continue to change as human beings and continue to grow. There's that great Henry Miller quote, "All growth is a leap in the dark."

I tried not to make God this big deal in Joan's life. She treats God like a friend: she's nice to him some days, and other days mean, and then cries when she needs help.

When people ask me what I do for a living, I always say, "I get rejected for a living." And that's true.

I think any time you have too much education in one certain field, that can sometimes play against you

My own personal connection with God was not in a religious sense, so I wasn't really thinking in that way when I got the role and when I started doing it.