I got put on jury duty, which is where I learned how to write.

You know when you're hungry and excited and you feel humble about it? I like that. In the past, when things were not clear, I think I wasn't ... I didn't have my feet on the ground as much, maybe, 10 years ago. So I just feel like this is a good place to be now, to feel that you want to tell stories from this place and that you're excited to tell stories from this place because you know what you love. I know what I love right now.

The idea that anyone would think their religious ideas make them morally superior is just preposterous.

That's what takes people out of the fight half the time. They get hit and half the reaction is your ego is saying, 'I cannot believe that person just lit me up - how humiliating.

There's always hope. Never give up. Walk slowly and drink lots of water. It ain't a sprint.

The religion itself may have some great ideas, but I can't take it seriously if it's blatantly exclusionary.

That's just how I see things. I think things that are the most dramatic or tragic can also look the most ridiculous and funny. That's part of being human.