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].

It's not refreshing where there is confusion or any kind of discomfort in a group that has to work that closely together.

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.

Over the course of my career, which is about 40 years, I've visited plenty of prisons and I know what they're like.

Abortion does not compute with my philosophy.

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.

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.