I've always believed in the goodness of people. I teach in prison. They all said, don't do it. Carry a gun, take Mace. Are you kidding? I guess, they're around so many criminal elements that they fear for.

People vomitied at my movies; not because of the movie but because they were drunk. I took credit anyway.

The Easter Bunny is a major reason for heroin addiction in America.

I don't like heroin, unless you're a jazz musician and then you have to be on it because jazz is the sound of heroin.

I couch-surfed for years. But I always wanted to live in Baltimore; I still do. If I had to choose, it would always be Baltimore.

I would describe myself as a writer that hopes to take you into my world and help you feel a little safer.

I'll have pot in my home for guests - I'm polite! - but I don't sit around and smoke by myself, ever. Not like I did when I was young.