I tend to relate more to people on television who are just themselves, for good or for bad, than I do to someone who I believe is putting on some sort of persona. The anchorman on 'The Simpsons' is a reasonable facsimile of some anchors who have that problem.

I’ve also been reminded recently that while as a society we are moving toward greater inclusion and equality for all people, the tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.

I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn't be more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.

Each child’s story is worthy of telling. There shouldn’t be a sliding scale of death. The weight of it is crushing.

Anderson [Cooper], I guess the question I have is why can't CNN cover Obamacare, and ISIS, and radical Islamic terrorism?

The people I admire most hadn't really followed a particular path that was visible when they were on it.

I'm always uncomfortable with that notion of setting people up in order to kind of promote, you know, some sort of a face-off.