I began to write fiction on the assumption that the true enemies of the novel were plot, character, setting and theme, and having once abandoned these familiar ways of thinking about fiction, totality of vision or structure was really all that remained.

If you're telling a story it's always best not to play the ending.

My fear now is of cliche, of complacency, of not being able to feel authenticity in myself and those around me.

It's tough being an actor making music, because even I have a knee-jerk reaction to that.

People have said unkind things and you kind of have to, if you happen to read it, you have to just, you know, move on.

It's probably odd for someone to read an interview where the interviewee is worried about exposure while they're talking in an interview.

For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects, so I'm attracted to good story, writing and character and good people. That's what I'm always searching for and I don't think that's ever going to change.