Don't be afraid of anyone. Imagine your life if you're not afraid of anyone.

The only stuff I don't like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don't even like to talk about it. I can't bear musicals.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

I genuinely have never been in an audience where most people want that person to fail. I've never been in an audience like that, and I've never seen it as a performer. Only in my dreams, in which case they are always throwing tomatoes and going, "This is the most boring thing I've ever seen."

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less keep doing their style. It's so easy to get into that rut of production.

It's the tradition of American writers getting away in order to see the country - to get a better view.

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