We don't have a lot of space in our imaginations to allow people to expand what they do.

I really like to travel when I write. Something about seeing new things and being in new cultures and environments provokes new thoughts in your head.

I'm a little less hungry as an actor than I used to be. When you're a director, you're the conductor of the orchestra, and when you're an actor, you're playing the violin. There's a thrill to each of them, but as the conductor, you get the fuller sound.

Even though I occasionally appear on it, I don't watch television.

Knowing when to say something and when not to say something is important.

To write a story about New York that only deals with people in your age and socioeconomic bracket, that feels dishonest to me. So much of New York comes from everyone bumping into each other.

I'll say this, and this has nothing to do with gender or sexuality: You do not want to get licked in the face repeatedly by another human being. You just don't. It's not pleasant.