But I feel that I have a responsibility to help the film and I have relations with the studio and with those who put up the money so that I can tell a story that I believe in.

Look, at the end of the day people have to respect people's differences. I am different than some people would like me to be.

Stay true to your brand and true to your voice and audiences will respond to that authenticity with enthusiasm and passion.

I'm supposed to convince you, for two hours, that I'm somebody else. Now if you know everything about my life, if you think you've got me figured out and you think you know all my dark secrets, how am I ever going to convince you that I'm somebody else?

Sometimes its the crazy people who turn out to be not so crazy.

I think what we have seen in terms of gay teenagers committing suicide because of bullying is anguishing. I think young people, if they are feeling like they are confused, need to know that there are people to talk to and that there are places they can go and not feel alone. But I feel that they have just as many rights as I do to not be bullied.

You have to always be ready, always be alive, and always be willing to move in a new direction.