Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on since the Evangelists in one form or another.

When I realized that Reuben was a young man who really wanted to be taken seriously, because he was dismissed for being too good looking or because he had too much money - his character really came to life for me. I began to understand that, and see that a lot of people feel this way - misunderstood because of their talents or gifts or background.

I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I've always felt that I wasn't a member of any particular group.

I was particularly stunned by the casting of Cruise, who is no more my Vampire Lestat than Edward G. Robinson is Rhett Butler.

We are predators, whose all-seeing eyes were meant to give them detachment.

The world changes, we do not, therein lies the irony that kills us.

We need to stop fighting Christian against Christian. I have no time for anything but trying to love other people. That is a full-time job.