I believe the approach we take to talking to our kids about drugs can, in some cases, mean the difference between life and death. So my approach is really simple: I just don't want them to die. And I want them to be able to save someone's life if they see someone die.

In fact if I see you drinking I'll come down on you like a ton of bricks and call your mom.

The stereotypical gay man is someone whose company I enjoy, someone who makes me laugh, someone I'd want my kid to be. The stereotypical gay woman makes me insecure, conscious of my failings as a feminist.

The biggest challenge for any craft person or artist is to accept the constraints of their medium and make something beautiful despite them. That's kind of fun, actually.

Courage is impulsive; it is narcissism tempered with nihilism.

Why is it that loving something provides such little protection from betrayal?

I was terrified of LSD. I don't want to get arrested.