I remember clearly that when I was little it was explained to me [that] the way that babies were made was that God put the baby into some lady's stomach, right? And, at some point, I learned how it really happened, and really that was the beginning of the end of my belief in God. Up until that point, it had always been a really weird act of intervention on God's part.

I don't think I ever played any sports recreationally for my own pleasure. I was bad at them from the start.

Honestly, I am so ignorant of how dance works that I cant even imagine a story that you would want to tell through movement.

We're Jews, my family, and Jews break down into two distinct subcultures: book Jews and money Jews. We were money Jews.

I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot.

It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions.

You'll hit gold more often if you simply try out a lot of things.