I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.

I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third as a New Yorker. All three have built-in perspectives that aren't neutral.

There are plenty of ways you can play the game of fighting and really seem to be fighting without going for the jugular.

When I was four, I was a kind of sky worshipper. I would look at the sky, and I wanted to evaporate into the sky - I loved the sky. I loved looking at the trees, just because they touched the sky.

I'm thrilled by the fact that I made something out of nothing. There it is! It wasn't there before: there it is - I made it! That's pretty powerful, and that's the power that Buddhists give to every single person.

I really trust audiences as having excellent taste, for the most part.

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing I've said.