I think the chemistry on the Orange set is extraordinary and I’m going to risk and say this: I think by virtue of the fact that there are not so many men, we are free to be absolutely authentic. There is a lot of freedom and trust.

Great writing is great writing. It's as simple as all that.

I was caught in a private cycle of sadness and the only conceivable relief I could find was in the telling.

The elegance and the quality - the talent is always in the literature. I start with the word and I base everything on that. It doesn't make any difference to me.

Execution as punishment is barbaric and unnecessary.

An Edward Povey hangs in my living room and every day I am reminded of his originality, his beauty, and the eternal promise of his craft.

I've done a lot of television in life, and I don't remember the last time that I felt so consistently happy [working with Jenji Kohan].