People have to look to the right places for guidance. Looking at a certain type of entertainment shouldn't be where you go for guidance. To zone out, have a laugh, sure - but it's not a great example on how to navigate on a journey. There are other places to look.

The basic laws of good acting are the same, but everything about the experience is different-your job responsibility, the time you spend on it.

I am very lucky, because for the most part people are very nice to me, and I am still able to go about my life and ride the subway and all that.

There's something grueling but very appealing about rough, to-the-bone material in a low budget context. There's less between you and the material. There are less people. There is less time. There's often less technology. You have to concentrate very intensely, and you jump in a little deeper because there's nothing in your way... but there are challenges.

I think everybody handles things very differently and you can conjecture, but until you're put in that situation, you really don't know.

I don't mind aging. I mean, my whole thing is, it's just a privilege to age.

I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word.