It seems unlikely that we're alone in the universe. But I'm pretty sure nobody's hiding any contact.

The only problem with Mitch [Pileggi, the actor who plays Skinner] is that his bald head means there's nothing to hold onto when he starts to buck.

In the general sense, there's a journey to be had. You either start at the top or the bottom for a journey to happen. Our movie has to start at the top and work it's way down. Or start at the bottom and work it's way up.

I think it was W.H. Auden who said he was lucky that his first favorite poet was Thomas Hardy, who was a good but not a great poet, because if you are exposed to the greats too soon it can just squash you as a writer.

Approaching a part or thinking about taking a part, I never think, 'Is that person like me?'

It's always like you write a poem when you can't really say what you're trying to say.

Humility is considered an un-masculine quality.