I kicked college nostalgia in my late 20s. As much as I loved college and treasure the memories, I no longer want to go back.

I think a lot of Civil War stuff is written - As they say, history is written by the victors. And one of the things that I think is fascinating about this from a purely dramatic perspective is whether someone is right or wrong, you understand where they're coming from in this.

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

It's really hard to be poor in New York - I was really poor when I lived in New York.

I actually have a thing about proper nouns. They clang on my ear in a weird way when I hear them dropped into movies.

We're like a gardener with a hose and our attention is water - we can water flowers or we can water weeds.

One man's uplift is another man's sentimental hooey.