Im attracted to things that are challenging and fun and interesting, and it certainly seems that audiences enjoy them as well.

To look in the eyes of audiences and see the kind of naughty glee that they got with being on the inside, the audience becomes your co-conspirators.

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.

Mediocrity is the elephant in the room.

No one’s personal life is in the public interest. It’s gossip, bottom line. End of story.

You are not just, "This is the way I play it every night." You are constantly finding new ways in, new attacks, "I want to try it this way. Maybe this scene is affecting that scene. I want to attack this scene differently."

Whether its Veep or Homeland or The West Wing - which is a more idealised version of democracy - people are fascinated by politics.