Certainly the experiences of Seth and his relationship to his parents and his point of view of the world are very similar to my own and very much based on my experiences at the University of Southern California.

I want every character be an outsider in some way.

We have some of the most passionate, vocal fans in the history of television.

It's my experience that the fluidity of sexuality with younger people is more accepted.

At first we didn't have a lot of access to New York City, but very quickly, I think people recognized if you were on the show that was a good thing. We always saw the show as a love letter to New York City.

I think you're only as good as the work that you do.

If it happened to me, it can happen to anyone.