I am not proud to be gay any more than I am proud to be right handed or to breathe oxygen.

I don't even want to go to the Pride marches anymore. The politics have been removed almost entirely. They're just huge corporate showcases.

Dealing with Hollywood and commercial entertainment, you always have to worry that the political message is going to be skewed or obscured.

Most of the young people I know are working so hard, 60 or 70 hours a week. They have no time for recreation or love affairs; it's just work and struggle. I want them to endure, and find that strength and be able to continue.

I saw great hope in the Sanders campaign - a flawed candidate, not perfect, but pretty damn close. Millions of young people were inspired by him.

The subset of our population that has not benefited from the advancement of medication is black and brown people.

I don't have any hobbies! I don't golf, I can't imagine what I would do if I retired other than get fat.