I love fantasy. I love horror. I love musicals. Whatever doesn't really happen in life is what I'm interested in. As a way of commenting on everything that does happen in life, because ultimately the only thing I'm really interested in is people.

I've never watched reality shows, except for the Great British Bake Off, which is magnificent.

Xander, don't speak Latin in front of the books.

"Angel, when I look into the future, all I see is you! All I want is you." "I know the feeling."

Science fiction is like a blender - you can put in any historical experience and take influences from everything you see, read or experience.

I have a desperate longing to have a desperate longing

You are going to change the world, because that is actually what the world is. You do not pass through this life, it passes through you. You experience it, you interpret it, you act, and then it is different. That happens constantly. You are changing the world. You always have been.